Author/Editor		Mesec, A
Title		Medikamentozno zdravljenje Parkinsonove bolezni
Translated title		Drug therapy of Parkinson's disease
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 59, št. 12
Publication year		1990
Volume		str. 555-8
Language		slo
Abstract		New drugs with various mechanisms of action were introduced following discoveries on the nature of Parkinson's disease. The author first summarizes the basic biochemical processes within the dopaminergic system, the alterations of these processes in Parkinson's disease and the ways they can be modified pharmacologically. The advantages and drawbacks of antiparkinsonian drugs with different modes of action are discussed. The complications of long-term treatment are described in greater detail. In addition to fractional dosing of individual drugs, an early combining of drugs has recently been gaining popularity
Descriptors		PARKINSON DISEASE ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS LONG TERM CARE LEVODOPA DOPAMINERGIC AGENTS MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS AMANTADINE PARASYMPATHOLYTICS