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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Levodopa (l-DOPA)

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IX.b Respiratory dyskinesia

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Last update : 24/08/2012
 
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Causality assessment
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Publications

Unilateral GPi-DBS as a treatment for levodopa-induced respiratory dyskinesia in Parkinson disease.
The neurologist 2011 Sep;17;282-5 2011 Sep
Respiratory dyskinesia. An underrecognized phenomenon.
Chest 1994 Jun;105;1826-32 1994 Jun
Respiratory dysfunction due to L-dopa therapy for parkinsonism: diagnosis using serial pulmonary function tests and respiratory inductive plethysmography.
The American journal of medicine 1990 Jul;89;109-14 1990 Jul

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