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- Title
Relationship between the Characteristics of Lumbago of Parkinson's Disease and Efficacy of Neurotropin in Aged Patient.
- Authors
Toshihide Harada; Satomi Aoi; Hiromi Ikeda; Tadayuki Iida; Chiho Chikamura; Fumiko Ishizaki; Yumiko Nitta; Kohsaku Nitta
- Abstract
Objective: An 87-year-old female diagnosed with Parkinson's disease consulted our clinic presenting with gait disturbance and lumbago. Design: A clinical study. Materials and methods: The patient had hypokinesia, a stooped posture and walking with short steps. And in the "off" periods, slow movement, gait disturbance and lumbago became worse. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at modified Hoehn & Yahr (HY) stage 4. The total unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) and revised version of Hasegawa's dementia scale (HDS-R) became 71 and 25 respectively. Results: Her visual analogue scale (VAS) score for lumbago was 52 mm on a 0-100 mm scale. We started the treatment with 624 mg/day of Neurotropin tablets. After treatment with Neurotropin, her lumbago dramatically improved. Conclusions: Neurotropin may be useful for the clinical management of lumbago of Parkinson's disease.
- Subjects
CHRONIC pain treatment; LUMBAR pain; PARKINSON'S disease; VISUAL analog scale; SIGNAL peptides; DISEASE complications; PAIN risk factors
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 6, p715
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article