Refractory Seizures Secondary to Vitamin B6 Deficiency in Parkinson Disease: The Role of Carbidopa-Levodopa

Refractory Seizures Secondary to Vitamin B6 Deficiency in Parkinson Disease: The Role of Carbidopa-Levodopa

Carbidopa-levodopa has been used for more than 50 years in the treatment of Parkinson disease (PD) and other movement disorders. Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP), an active form of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), is involved in the decarboxylation of levodopa to dopamine; carbidopa, which is combined with levo...

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Main Authors: Adina Wise, Hernan Nicolas Lemus, Madeline Fields, Matthew Swan, Susan Bressman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
parkinson disease
seizure
convulsions
status epilepticus
pyridoxine
vitamin b6
carbidopa-levodopa
sinemet
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