CASE STUDY # 1 – Neurologic Dysfunction (PARKINSON’SDISEASE)
A 65 year-old male comes with gradually progressive stiffness,difficulty walking and going down stairs. On examination:expressionless face, staring gaze with limitation of gaze in alldirections and bradykinesia. Above symptoms are due to: · 1.Oculomotor palsy. · 2. Pyramidal tract lesion. · 3. Degeneration ofextrapyramidal system. · 4. Midbrain lesion. He was then newlydiagnosed with Parkinson disease; he asks what type of medicationhe will be given.
What are possible medications regimens that maybe used totreat his disease and the common drug side effects of each?
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