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01.08.2015 | Original Article
Rotigotine Transdermal Patch Improves Swallowing in Dysphagic Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
verfasst von:
Makito Hirano, Chiharu Isono, Hikaru Sakamoto, Shuichi Ueno, Susumu Kusunoki, Yusaku Nakamura
Erschienen in:
Dysphagia
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Ausgabe 4/2015
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Abstract
Abnormal swallowing, dysphagia, is a potentially fatal symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and is characterized by frequent silent aspiration, an unrecognized risk of suffocation and aspiration pneumonia. Several studies have reported that the injection of apomorphine, a dopamine agonist, alleviated dysphagia in some patients with PD. The effects of other antiparkinson medications against dysphagia remain controversial. Rotigotine is another dopamine agonist with non-oral administration, i.e., a transdermal patch. Its noninvasiveness seems to render this medicine even more suitable than apomorphine for dysphasic patients. However, no direct evidence has been reported. In the present retrospective open-label study, we for the first time objectively showed that rotigotine improved swallowing on videofluoroscopic examination in dysphagic patients with PD.