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Frailty phenotype and the role of levodopa challenge test in geriatric inpatients with mild parkinsonian signs.
Biogerontology - 1 Aug 2017
Seiffert Piotr, Derejczyk Jarosław, Kawa Jacek, Marcisz Czesław, Czernek Małgorzata, Szymszal Jan, Kapko Wojciech, Bugdol Monika, Torbus Anna, Stępień-Wyrobiec Olga
Abstract excerpt
Deficiency in dopaminergic system function may be one of the hypothetical reasons of the frailty syndrome but its role still remains unclear. The aim of our study was to assess the frailty phenotype prevalence in geriatric inpatients with mild parkinsonian signs (MPS) and to investigate levodopa test in the frail patients with MPS. We examined 118 participants: 90 with MPS and 28 in control group (without MPS)....
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