Severe worsening of parkinsonism in Lewy body dementia due to donepezil

Neurology. 2004 Oct 26;63(8):1543-4; author reply 1543-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.63.8.1543-a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / metabolism
  • Aged
  • Basal Ganglia / drug effects
  • Basal Ganglia / metabolism
  • Basal Ganglia / physiopathology
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Disease Progression
  • Donepezil
  • Dopamine / metabolism
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Indans / administration & dosage
  • Indans / adverse effects*
  • Lewy Body Disease / drug therapy*
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / chemically induced*
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / physiopathology
  • Piperidines / administration & dosage
  • Piperidines / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Indans
  • Piperidines
  • Donepezil
  • Acetylcholine
  • Dopamine