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  • 1
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Der Nervenarzt 71 (2000), S. 1012-1014 
    ISSN: 1433-0407
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Idiopathisches Parkinsonsyndrom ; Dopaminagonisten ; Dyskinesien ; Ropinirol ; Keywords Idiopathic parkinsonian syndrome ; Dopamine agonists ; Dyskinesia ; Ropinirole
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Psychiatric symptoms and motor fluctuations are frequently occurring late sequelae of long-term therapy with L-dopa. Up to 80% of patients on L-dopa therapy suffer from disturbing dyskinesias, with onset during the first few years after beginning treatment. In particular, younger and middle-aged patients with idiopathic parkinsonian syndrome may develop dyskinesias in the early years of L-dopa therapy. We propose that these particular patient groups should initially be treated with a dopamine agonist – if possible in monotherapy but at least in a dopamine agonist-dominated combination therapy with L-dopa. In this paper, we discuss the reasons for these recommendations, which are based on the findings of the first double-blinded study in which L-dopa was compared with ropinirole, a nonergot dopamine agonist, over a 5-year period. The main results of this study are as follows: At least 1/3 of patients in the ropinirole group could be treated with the dopamine agonist in monotherapy over 5 years. Treatment in the ropinirole group was as effective as in the L-dopa group. Despite equal effectiveness of both drugs, the incidence of dyskinesias was considerably lower with ropinirole (5%) than with L-dopa (36%). The long-term experience gained in this 5-year study support our recommendations to use dopamine agonists early and as the preferred drug of choice in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Häufige Spätfolgen einer L-Dopa-Langzeittherapie sind psychiatrische Symptome und motorische Fluktuationen. Bis zu 80% der mit L-Dopa behandelten Patienten leiden nach wenigen Jahren unter störenden Dyskinesien. Vor allem jüngere und mittelalte Patienten mit einem idiopathischen Parkinsonsyndrom entwickeln Dyskinesien schon in den ersten Jahren einer L-Dopa-Behandlung. Insbesondere für diese Patientengruppen schlagen wir eine initiale Behandlung mit einem Dopaminagonisten vor – wenn möglich in Monotherapie, zumindest aber in einer Dopaminagonisten-dominierten Kombinationstherapie mit L-Dopa. Die vorliegende Arbeit diskutiert die Gründe für diese Empfehlung und bezieht sich dabei auf die erste über 5 Jahre durchgeführte doppelblinde Vergleichsstudie von L-Dopa mit Ropinirol, einem nichtergolinen Dopaminagonisten. Die wichtigsten Ergebnisse dieser Studie sind: Etwa 1/3 der Ropinirol-Patienten konnten 5 Jahre lang in Monotherapie mit dem Agonisten behandelt werden. Die Behandlung in der Ropinirol-Gruppe war ebenso gut wirksam wie in der L-Dopa-Gruppe. Bei gleich guter Wirksamkeit unter Ropinirol traten erheblich weniger Dyskinesien auf (bei 5% der Patienten) als unter L-Dopa (36%). Die Langzeiterfahrungen, die in dieser 5-Jahres-Studie gewonnen wurden, unterstützen unsere Therapieempfehlung eines frühen und bevorzugten Einsatzes von Dopaminagonisten.
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  • 2
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Journal of neurology 247 (2000), S. IV28 
    ISSN: 1432-1459
    Keywords: Key words Ability to drive – Parkinson's disease – daytime sleepiness – sleep attacks – pramipexole – ropinirole
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Criteria for assessment of the ability to drive in Germany are based on guidelines published by the Gemeinsamer Beirat für Verkehrsmedizin and incorporated into the legislation. Decisions relating to the ability to drive must always be taken on an individual basis. In parkinsonian patients the ability to drive is very often impaired by motor symptoms, psychiatric complications, multimorbidity, increased daytime sleepiness and especially by cognitive disturbances. Increased daytime tiredness is common in Parkinson's disease with additional sedative effects of all dopaminergic agents (e. g., pramipexole, ropinirole). Unwanted falling asleep (e. g., at the wheel) can be avoided if notice is taken of the early signs of tiredness. A recommendation is included how to advise patients with Parkinson's disease treated with a dopamine agonist regarding the ability to drive.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-1459
    Keywords: Key words Sleep attack – dopamine agonist – car driving accidents – symptomatic narcolepsy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The group agreed on the facts · that unwanted sleep onset has been observed after non-ergot as well as ergot dopamine agonists, · that patients on these drugs need to be warned, · that patients who have experienced sleepiness already must not drive a car unless the dosage is lowered and sleepines has vanished, · that a genetic predisposition for narcoleptic cataplexy has to be ruled out, · that predictors of so-called sleep attacks need to be explored individually with the help of sleepiness scales and collectively in a carefull study, respectively.
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