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ReviewNeurology international2026

No New Relevant Treatment Options for L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia from a Clinician's Point of View.

Thomas Müller

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Review in Neurology international, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Thomas MüllerDepartment of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weißensee, Gartenstr. 1, 13088 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6799-0753

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe term dyskinesia describes involuntary movements of the face, body and extremities. Frequently, they appear following and in relation with prior oral long-lasting and high-dose levodopa therapy in Parkinson's disease patients. Onset of these motion sequences causes patient distress and caregiver embarrassment with declined quality of life. Continuity of nigrostriatal postsynaptic dopamine receptor stimulation delays occurrence of dyskinesia. A pulsatile pattern with temporary too high dopamine receptor excitation promotes manifestation of dyskinesia.

methodsThis narrative review describes past pharmacologic approaches for therapy of dyskinesia, such as the principle of continuous dopamine receptor stimulation. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsNovel concepts were tested. They influenced neurotransmission of serotonin and altered stimulation of dopamine receptor subtypes. The translation of successful experimental research outcomes into valuable clinical trial results with consecutive approval of drugs with a new mode of action under the indication "antidyskinetic" repeatedly failed. An exception is the open-channel blocker of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and dopamine reuptake inhibitor amantadine with its moderate dyskinesia-reducing effects, particularly in its extended-release formulation. This antiviral compound also improves impaired motor behavior and reduces "OFF" intervals. Therefore, amantadine is currently experiencing a certain resurgence in regions where its extended-release formulations are marketed for therapy of levodopa-induced dyskinesia.

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amantadinedyskinesialevodopaParkinson’s disease

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PMID41893061
PMCPMC13028972

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