Medication pumps and deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease

作者：Ceballos Baumann A^*

来源：Nervenheilkunde, 2010, 29(6): 359-365.

• Parkinson's disease
• medication pumps
• apomorphine
• levodopamine agonists
• dopamine
• deep brain stimulation

There is an increasing demand for costly and complex therapeutic interventions in Parkinson's disease such as medication pumps and deep brain stimulation. Main indications are hypokinetic fluctuations and dyskinesias when best treatment with oral medication fails.The aim of this CME review is to highlight the indications and the pro and cons for the use of the continuous subcutaneous infusion of apomorphine, the duodenal infusion of levodopa and deep brain stimulation.

• 出版日期2010