How do you do a levodopa trial in the outpatient setting?

In which intervals do you increase the dose and what is the maximum dose you usually try (before considering levodopa to be ineffective in the particular patient)?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

In a patient with Parkinsonism whom I am starting levodopa treatment for, I begin by conducting a detailed motor examination using the MDS-UPDRS III to assess baseline symptoms. Typically, bradykinesia and rigidity respond most consistently and robustly to treatment. While tremor and gait disturbanc...

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at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center
Very well explained.

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