Dream phenomena induced by chronic levodopa therapy

Twenty-seven of eighty-eight (30.7%) Parkinsonian patients on chronic levodopa or levodopa/carbidopa therapy developed drug related dream phenomena. The patients reported three separate types of new dreams which we have classified as vivid dreams, night terrors and nightmares. These dreams are corre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Neural Transmission 1978-06, Vol.43 (2), p.143-151
Hauptverfasser:	Sharf, B, Moskovitz, C, Lupton, M D, Klawans, H L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Carbidopa - adverse effects Carbidopa - therapeutic use Delusions - chemically induced Dreams - drug effects Female Hallucinations - chemically induced Humans Illusions - drug effects Levodopa - adverse effects Levodopa - therapeutic use Long-Term Care Male Middle Aged Parkinson Disease - drug therapy Psychoses, Substance-Induced - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Twenty-seven of eighty-eight (30.7%) Parkinsonian patients on chronic levodopa or levodopa/carbidopa therapy developed drug related dream phenomena. The patients reported three separate types of new dreams which we have classified as vivid dreams, night terrors and nightmares. These dreams are correlated to the duration of levodopa therapy although the mechanism of their production is unclear.
ISSN:	0300-9564 1435-1463
DOI:	10.1007/BF01579073