title: [Clinical studies with levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel].
abstract: The motor complications in advanced Parkinson's disease may interfere with the quality of life. To overcome this disability, a jejunal levodopa pump was developed. In this review we have summarized the published clinical data with this method.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klivényi
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vécsei
mesh_terms: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines; D007980:Levodopa / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D011788:Quality of Life; D012107:Research Design; D018401:Sample Size; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D005782:Gels; D007980:Levodopa; D002230:Carbidopa