Newer Dopaminergic Agents Cause Minimal Endocrine Effects in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

Objective We studied the prevalence of endocrine dysfunction in subjects with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) on newer dopaminergic agents (DA). DA are also used in endocrine hypersecretory states in small doses and we hypothesized that endocrine dysfunction was likely in IPD where DA were...

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Main Authors: Jacob S. Daniel, Jyothish P. Govindan, Chandan Kamath, Charles D'Souza, Mohamed A. Adlan, Lakdasa D. Premawardhana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S14902