Dopamine Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Dopamine deficiency: symptoms Dopamine is one of the most important transmitters in the brain. It is formed in the so-called dopaminergic nerve cells (neurons) from the amino acid tyrosine and ensures targeted control of movements. If the movement impulses are not transmitted or are only transmitted very slowly due to a dopamine deficiency, the following … Dopamine Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Selegiline

Products Selegiline was commercially available in tablet form (Jumexal, generic). The drug was available in many countries from 1985 to 2016. Structure and properties Selegiline (C13H17N, Mr = 187.28 g/mol) is present in drugs as selegiline hydrochloride, a white crystalline powder that is readily soluble in water. Effects Selegiline (ATC N04BD01) has indirect dopaminergic and … Selegiline

Levodopa

Levodopa is an active substance from the group of antiparkinsonian drugs for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The aim of the therapy is to increase the concentration of dopamine in the basal cells of the cerebrum. Levodopa is a so-called prodrug and, in contrast to the activated active substance dopamine, can cross the blood–brain barrier, … Levodopa

Side effects | Levodopa

Side effects Common side effects that occur when taking levodopa are These adverse drug reactions can be reduced by combining levodopa with decarboxylase inhibitors. If a long-term therapy with levodopa is carried out, there are often fluctuations in the effectiveness and disturbances in the course of movement. The most extreme form of this is the … Side effects | Levodopa