Advanced Parkinson's disease treatment patterns in Italy: an observational study interim analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral levodopa remains the mainstay of treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). However, as PD progresses, response to treatment may fluctuate. Managing fluctuations can be demanding for clinicians and patients. There is a paucity of real-world studies reporting on PD management in patients with fluctuations in treatment response, especially in patients with advanced stages of PD. The multicentre, observational Parkinson's Disease Fluctuations treatment PAthway (PD-FPA) study describes the real-life management of response fluctuations in Italian patients with advanced PD.

Patients and methods

PD-FPA had a retrospective and prospective phase; herein, retrospective results are presented. Ten Italian centres enrolled patients with a PD diagnosis from 10-15 years prior

SUBMITTER: Stocchi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10883087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature