Simon Fraser University researchers are using a new approach to brain imaging that could improve how drugs are prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease.
The new study, published in the journal Movement Disorders, looks at why levodopa – the main drug used in dopamine replacement therapy – is sometimes less effective in patients.
The drug is typically prescribed to help reduce the movement symptoms associated with the neurodegenerative disorder.
While it is effective in improving symptoms for…
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