TY - JOUR
T1 - BROMOCRIPTINE AND LEVODOPA (WITH OR WITHOUT CARBIDOPA) IN PARKINSONISM
AU - Kartzinel, Ronald
AU - Teychenne, Paul
AU - Gillespie, Marjorie M.
AU - Perlow, Mark
AU - Gielen, Andrea C.
AU - Sadowsky, Doris A.
AU - Calne, Donald B.
PY - 1976/8/7
Y1 - 1976/8/7
N2 - Bromocriptine, a dopamine receptor agonist, was administered to 20 patients with idiopathic parkinsonism taking levodopa (L-dopa) or 'Sinemet' (levodopa combined with carbidopa in a 10/1 ratio) at optimum doses. In a double-blind randomised cross-over study lasting 6 months, the addition of bromocriptine (mean daily dose 79 mg) led to a significant (P<0·01) 74% reduction in the dose of sinemet and levodopa. "Total disability score" showed a significant (P<0·01) improvement at both low and high doses of bromocriptine. Tremor improved 50% (P<0·01), with significant improvements in gait, posture, writing, balance, rigidity, finger dexterity, and drooling. Adverse reactions were similar to those observed with sinemet and levodopa. Although both the cause and the cure of idiopathic parkinsonism remain elusive, bromocriptine appears to represent a therapeutic advance.
AB - Bromocriptine, a dopamine receptor agonist, was administered to 20 patients with idiopathic parkinsonism taking levodopa (L-dopa) or 'Sinemet' (levodopa combined with carbidopa in a 10/1 ratio) at optimum doses. In a double-blind randomised cross-over study lasting 6 months, the addition of bromocriptine (mean daily dose 79 mg) led to a significant (P<0·01) 74% reduction in the dose of sinemet and levodopa. "Total disability score" showed a significant (P<0·01) improvement at both low and high doses of bromocriptine. Tremor improved 50% (P<0·01), with significant improvements in gait, posture, writing, balance, rigidity, finger dexterity, and drooling. Adverse reactions were similar to those observed with sinemet and levodopa. Although both the cause and the cure of idiopathic parkinsonism remain elusive, bromocriptine appears to represent a therapeutic advance.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(76)90728-5
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(76)90728-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 59850
AN - SCOPUS:0017167818
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 308
SP - 272
EP - 275
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 7980
ER -