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How do you manage levodopa in a patient with Parkinson's and RLS with augmentation?

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Neurology · Emory Clinic

Levodopa is known to cause augmentation or worsening of restless leg syndrome (RLS) symptoms (Högl et al., PMID 19756826). There are varying reports of RLS correlation with Parkinson disease (PD) with most studies noting an association (Ondo et al., PMID 11890847; Peralta et al., PMID 19691124; Calz...

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