Effects of Levodopa on the Bladder Outlet
- 1 June 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 113 (6) , 803-805
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)59583-x
Abstract
Lower urinary tract function was studied in patients with Parkinson's disease. A significant proportion of patients receiving levodopa manifested clinical and radiological evidence of bladder outlet obstruction. We believe that neuropharmacologic bladder neck obstruction may be caused by the alpha-adrenergic properties of the metabolites of levodopa.Keywords
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