Protein redistribution diet restores motor function in patients with dopa‐resistant “off” periods
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 38 (3) , 481
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.38.3.481
Abstract
Sixteen parkinsonians with acquired drug-resistant "off" periods without dyskinesia were placed on a diet in which virtually all protein was concentrated in the evening meal. Restoration of sensitivity to levodopa resulted in 88%. Ten patients (62%) have continued to comply with the diet for 7 months (mean). Two patients were studied in detail. Immobility correlated with elevated plasma levels of large neutral amino acids (LNAA), normality with low LNAA.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Plasma Levels of Amino Acids Correlate With Motor Fluctuations in ParkinsonismArchives of Neurology, 1987
- Influence of Dietary Protein on Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's DiseaseArchives of Neurology, 1987