title: Pregnancy in Parkinson's disease: case report and discussion.
abstract: Pregnancy in Parkinson's disease (PD) is an uncommon occurrence. Available reports suggest that there may be a worsening of PD symptom severity related to pregnancy. In this special report, medical literature on pregnancy in PD will be reviewed with regard to disease progression and the safety of antiparkinsonian medications. A case report of pregnancy in a woman with PD will be described. It is speculated that the symptoms of PD may be affected by changing hormone levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street N4W46, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. brobo001@umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Bradley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Robottom
authors.forename: Roger J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Shulman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D004967:Estrogens