Journal article
Levodopa/Carbidopa to Improve Motor Function Subsequent to Brain Tumor Excision
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of levodopa/carbidopa as an augmenting agent to improve motor recovery after brain tumor excision.
DESIGN: This case report is structured as an n-of-1 style trial. The study patient was an outpatient with residual hemiparesis secondary to removal of benign oligoastrocytoma seen in an outpatient physiatry practice at an academic center. The study intervention was levodopa/carbidopa vs. …
Authors
Ennis JD; Harvey D; Ho E; Chari V; Graham A; Nesathurai S
Journal
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vol. 92, No. 4, pp. 307–311
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2013
DOI
10.1097/phm.0b013e318278dc20
ISSN
0894-9115