Doxycycline to treat levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease: a preliminary study

Background Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) is a common motor complication of levodopa therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Doxycycline is a widely used and inexpensive tetracycline with anti-inflammatory properties. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of dox...

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Main Authors: Bruno Lopes Santos-Lobato, Manuelina Mariana Capellari Macruz Brito, Ângela Vieira Pimentel, Rômulo Torres Oliveira Cavalcanti, Elaine Del-Bel, Vitor Tumas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2023-05-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1768668