Improvement of parkinsonian features correlate with high plasma levodopa values after broad bean (Vicia faba) consumption.
AUTOR(ES)
Rabey, J M
RESUMO
Five healthy volunteers and six patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) ate 250 g cooked broad beans after 12 hours without treatment. During the next four hours a substantial clinical improvement was noted, three patients showed severe dyskinesias, and plasma levodopa concentrations rose.
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