Parkinson's disease therapeutics Flashcards
0
Q
Reduce dyskinesia or tremor
A
Amantadine or
Anticholinergic - benztropine, diphenhydramine
1
Q
Add to reduce off time
A
Entacapone (comt inhibitor)
Rasagiline (Mao inhibitor)
2
Q
Surgery
A
Deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus
Thalamoty - dyskinesia, tremor, rigidity
Pallidomy- on off, fluctuations
3
Q
Young Parkinson’s patient
A
Dopamine agonist
4
Q
Older patient
A
Start with levodopa
5
Q
D1 adverse agonism
A
Link to dyskinesia
6
Q
D2 adverse agonism
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Hallucinations, psychosis
7
Q
Psychosis in PD
A
Titrate PD therapy down
(Anticholinergic, selegiline, amantadine, dop agonist, COMT, levo dopa)
Clozapine, quetiapine
8
Q
Dementia in PD
A
Rivastigmine
9
Q
Dopamine 2 selective agonists
A
Pramipexole
Ropinirole