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Efficacy, safety, and patient preference of monoamine oxidase B inhibitors in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
Authors Robottom B
Published 20 January 2011 Volume 2011:5 Pages 57—64
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S11182
Review by Single anonymous peer review
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Bradley J Robottom
Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and the most treatable. Treatment of PD is symptomatic and generally focuses on the replacement or augmentation of levodopa. A number of options are available for treatment, both in monotherapy of early PD and to treat complications of advanced PD. This review focuses on rasagiline and selegiline, two medications that belong to a class of antiparkinsonian drugs called monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitors. Topics covered in the review include mechanism of action, efficacy in early and advanced PD, effects on disability, the controversy regarding disease modification, safety, and patient preference for MAO-B inhibitors.
Keywords: monoamine oxidase inhibitors, rasagiline, selegiline, Parkinson's disease, efficacy, safety
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