[DOC] [TLE] Parkinson's Disease - 2 - L-DOPA, Dopamine, Selegiline - Life ... [PAR] Treatment with L-DOPA causes patients to be less responsive to the ... Regular, 
chronic use of L-DOPA causes dopamine receptors within the brain to become 
less ... another drug used to alleviate Parkinson's symptoms, during an L-DOPA... [DOC] [TLE] Parkinson's Disease Medications | Parkinson's Disease Clinic and ... [PAR] For most individuals, treatment with levodopa reduces the motor symptoms. It 
remains the most effective treatment for Parkinson's disease. ... It is subsequently 
released by brain cells and activates dopamine receptors, allowing for ..... If 
tremor of a limb becomes a troubling symptom, treatment with an anticholinergic 
or... [DOC] [TLE] L-DOPA - Wikipedia [PAR] Thus, L-DOPA is used to increase dopamine concentrations in the treatment of 
Parkinson's disease and dopamine-responsive dystonia. This treatment was... [DOC] [TLE] NIHSeniorHealth: Parkinson's Disease - Medications [PAR] Although there is no cure for Parkinson's disease, medicines can often ... Nerve 
cells use levodopa to make dopamine to replenish the brain's dwindling supply. 
... It usually helps most with bradykinesia (slowness of movement) and rigidity. [DOC] [TLE] Treatment for Parkinson's Disease [PAR] There is no cure for Parkinson's disease at this time, because we haven't found ... 
therapeutic agents to L-dopa therapy when L-dopa becomes less effective in ... 
Entacapone helps get more L-dopa to brain cells so that more dopamine can be
... [DOC] [TLE] Parkinson's disease | University of Maryland Medical Center [PAR] The disease is usually progressive, with symptoms becoming more severe over 
time. ... Because Parkinson's disease symptoms are due to a deficiency of the 
brain .... The few studies on nicotine replacement as a treatment for Parkinson's 
have not ... Some drug treatments (levodopa combined with a dopamine agonist) 
can... [DOC] [TLE] NINDS | Parkinson's Disease | Hope Through Research [PAR] Jul 21, 2016 ... In-depth information about Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms, diagnosis, 
treatment, and research. ... This study uses deep brain stimulation to treat 
movement disorders. ... As nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain become 
impaired or ... Dopamine is a chemical messenger responsible for transmitting... [DOC] [TLE] Why aren't dopamine injections given to Parkinson patients? - Quora [PAR] Because dopamine cannot pass through blood-brain barrier, and therefore 
cannot be used by ... That's why L-dopa is used instead of dopamine. ... Also, 
Dopamine agonists like Ropinirole and Pramipexole are becoming popular too (
thats ... But if you don't respond to the drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease, it's 
possible... [DOC] [TLE] Parkinson's Disease symptoms and management - Patient | Patient [PAR] Dopamine is the main neurotransmitter that is made by the brain cells in the ... 
The diagnosis of PD may not become apparent unless other symptoms occur. ... 
some types of medication - see 'Which medicines are used to treat Parkinson's 
disease? .... These problems related to long-term use of levodopa can become 
quite... [DOC] [TLE] Parkinson's Disease Medications - Dopamine, Agonists, MAO-B ... [PAR] Jul 1, 2016 ... Treating Parkinson's disease with medication can sometimes be a balancing act 
... or L-dopa  eventually becomes dopamine that your brain can use. ... 
Antipsychotics These drugs are used to treat the hallucinations and... [DOC] [TLE] Parkinson's disease Treatments and drugs - Mayo Clinic [PAR] People with Parkinson's disease have low brain dopamine concentrations. ... 
Over time, however, the benefits of drugs frequently diminish or become less 
consistent, ... They aren't as effective as levodopa in treating your symptoms. ... 
These medications were used for many years to help control the tremor 
associated with... [DOC] [TLE] PARKINSON'S DISEASE - Health - Science - Spirit [PAR] Parkinson's disease, formerly also called Paralysis agitans or Shaking palsy, is a 
disease of ... A new and somewhat controversial operation has been used to graft 
part of an ... the dopamine formation in the brain of

Question: L-dopa, which becomes this neurotransmitter in the brain, is used to treat Parkinson's
Answer: dopamine