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benserazide and Chronic Disease

benserazide has been researched along with Chronic Disease in 1 studies

Benserazide: An inhibitor of DOPA DECARBOXYLASE that does not enter the central nervous system. It is often given with LEVODOPA in the treatment of parkinsonism to prevent the conversion of levodopa to dopamine in the periphery, thereby increasing the amount that reaches the central nervous system and reducing the required dose. It has no antiparkinson actions when given alone.
benserazide : A carbohydrazide that results from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of DL-serine with the primary amino group of 4-(hydrazinylmethyl)benzene-1,2,3-triol. An aromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase inhibitor (DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor) that does not enter the central nervous system, it is used as its hydrochloride salt as an adjunct to levodopa in the treatment of parkinsonism. By preventing the conversion of levodopa to dopamine in the periphery, it causes an increase in the amount of levodopa reaching the central nervous system and so reduces the required dose. Benserazide has no antiparkinson actions when given alone.

Chronic Disease: Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Subsequently they were treated with either a mean dosage of 444 mg levodopa and benserazide (47 patients) or a combination of a mean of 298 mg levodopa and benserazide plus 17 mg bromocriptine (32 patients)."2.65[Combined treatment of the early stages of Parkinson's syndrome with bromocriptine and levodopa. The results of a multicenter study]. ( Fischer, PA; Majer, M; Przuntek, H; Welzel, D, 1984)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Fischer, PA1
Przuntek, H1
Majer, M1
Welzel, D1

Trials

1 trial available for benserazide and Chronic Disease

ArticleYear
[Combined treatment of the early stages of Parkinson's syndrome with bromocriptine and levodopa. The results of a multicenter study].
    Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 1984, Aug-24, Volume: 109, Issue:34

    Topics: Aged; Benserazide; Bromocriptine; Chronic Disease; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Therapy, Combinati

1984