Treatment of PD #Cocci

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The most effective & widely used ttt for

motor features of PD

To #extracerebral decarboxylation of L-dopa

One tab = 250 mg L-dopa +25 mg carbidopa

⬆Dopamine ⬇Acetycholine
Sinemet L-dopa +carbi-dopa. Dose

Start 1 tab daily dose by 1/2 tab every 3 days
Levodopa till case improves

Best prescriped for rigidity & bradykinesia

Nausea, Vomiting, Anorexia

In 50% of pt after 6 years of therapy


Motor complications
(honeymoon period)
SE
Medical After long ttt with L-dopa

Signs of parkinsonism (under ttt)


On & off phenomenon alternating with
signs of chorea (over ttt)

⬇Dose of L-dopa
&Give other drugs (dopamine agonists

Dopamine agonists Anticholinergics Amantadine MAO-B inhibitors COMT inhibitors

🔸Cabergoline 🔸Ropinirole 🔸Benztropine 🔸Sili-giline


🔸pramipexole 🔸rotigotine 🔸orphenadrine 🔸rasa-giline
Entacapone (peripheral)
🔸trihexphenidyl
Members
Tolcapone (central)

⬆Amount of L-dopa

Act directly on post-synaptic Antiviral
Mechanism Monoamine Oxidase B inhibitors
dopamine receptor dopamine availability reaching CNS

⚫Monotherapy in early dis ⚫Previously In early PD


⚫now management of
Only In Young pt with to Delay use of L-dopa
⚫adjunct to L-dopa (⬇L-dopa dose)
Use (in younger pt to Delay use of L-dopa) Adjunct therapy to L-dopa For end-of-dose deteriorants
Severe tremors & dystonia
drug-related dyskinesia

With each dose of Levodopa

Dose
L-dopa +carbidopa +entacapone
=Stalevo

🔴Closed angle glaucoma


🔴congnitive impairment 🔴Confusion
🔴Confusion 🔴hallucination 🔴Confusion
Treatment of PD 🔴Dry mouth 🔴Insomnia (2nd dose at mid day) 🔴hallucination
🔴Urine retention 🔴livedo-reticularis 🔴Insomnia (2nd dose at mid day)
SE

🔴Nausea 🔴ankle edema


#cocci 🔴major drawback esp elderly



Improve motor symptoms SE of dopamine
best in pt whose motor symptoms
predominate

Of Thalamus, subthalalmus or globus pallidus

Treat most motor symptoms


Deep Brain Stimulation
💙NO destruction of Brain tissue
💙reversible
💙bilateral procedure can be performed
without ⬆in adverse event
The surgical procedure of choice
Surgery
💙can be Adjusted as dis progress or adverse event occur
By external pump

Intestinal infusion of L-dopa (Duodopa) To better maintain L-dopa Benefit throughout the day

⬇Dyskinesia
Thalamotomy & pallidotomy

Neuromodulation technique Transcranial magnetic stimulation The most prevalent

Pharmacogenetics

Future therapy Gene modification therapy

Stemcell therapy

Neural transplantation

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