Parkinson's disease treatment strategies appear to have similar long-term effects on disability

Patients with early Parkinson disease appear to have similar overall levels of disability and quality of life six years after beginning treatment with either levodopa or a dopamine agonist, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Neurology. However, persistent differences are seen in some effects of these medications, including motor symptoms, fluid build-up and sleepiness.

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