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Continuous Levodopa Infusions to Treat Complex Dystonia in Parkinson's Disease Neurol 39:888-891, Sage,J.I.,et al, 1989 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract We report the clinical spectrum of 3 patients with Parkinson's disease who experienced complex patterns of levodopa-related dystonia.Dystonia was unrelieved by multiple medication regimens but responded well to continuous,duodenal levodopa infusions.Patients were able to remain mobile without severe dystonia despite a very narrow window of benefit between the levodopa concentration necessary to achieve the"on"state and that which caused the onset of dystonic spasms.

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