title: Treatment of early Parkinson's disease. Part 1.
abstract: The management of early Parkinson's disease (PD) involves the treatment of motor symptoms and, increasingly, non-motor symptoms. Given the fast pace of clinical research in PD, clinicians are faced with the challenge of integrating the latest findings into the ongoing care of individual PD patients. Part 1 of this 2-part article reviews motor symptom efficacy data for the newest PD treatment options, as well as for established therapies. Safety and tolerability data are also reviewed. Part 2 of the article reviews key findings relevant to the assessment of potential neuroprotective therapies and the treatment of non-motor symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA. tsimuni@nmff.org
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Simuni
authors.forename: Kelly E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Comella
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elmer
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weintraub
mesh_terms: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D007980:Levodopa