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Clin Neuropharmacol
; 17(1): 96-8, 1994 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8149365
RESUMO
We report a parkinsonian patient initially responding to L-dopa who developed a severe loss of drug efficacy due to Strongyloides stercoralis duodenitis. The patient was put on mebendazole and metronidazole, and the parasitosis abated, allowing L-dopa reduction by 33%. Our patient illustrates the advisability of searching for Strongyloides stercoralis when L-dopa malabsorption is suspected in Parkinson's disease.