L-Dopa and the Secretion of Sebum in Parkinsonian Patients
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in European Neurology
- Vol. 19 (1) , 43-48
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000115127
Abstract
Sebum secretion was studied in 14 parkinsonian patients before and after 3 months of treatment with L-dopa. An abnormality of sebum secretion was shown to exist in parkinsonism. In 7 patients, successfully treated with L-dopa, sebum secretion diminished and its pattern improved. In all patients, in whom L-dopa treatment did not result in noticeable clinical changes, there was no significant modification in sebum secretion. No change was observed in the secretion of sebum of 5 normal control subjects, who were given L-dopa for 1 week.Keywords
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