Objective: To explore the long-term course of continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion therapy (csAI) with a semi-structured telephone interview of all patients who had initiated csAI at Schoen Klinik Schwabing, Neurology and clinical Neurophysiology, TU Munich, during a six year period. Conclusions: Our data provide clinically valuable information regarding csAI, which is shown to be an important and safe long-term therapy option for patients with fluctuating PD. Patients report good symptom relief, reduced therapy complexity that potentially modifies the patient's level of care. Patients stopped csAI when they felt insufficient motor improvement, or experienced dermatological complications. csAI offers an important option for PD patients with fluctuating disease who do not or cannot undergo deep brain stimulation.
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Objective: To explore the long-term course of continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion therapy (csAI) with a semi-structured telephone interview of all patients who had initiated csAI at Schoen Klinik Schwabing, Neurology and clinical Neurophysiology, TU Munich, during a six year period. Conclusions: Our data provide clinically valuable information regarding csAI, which is shown to be an important and safe long-term therapy option for patients with fluctuating PD. Patients report good sympto...
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