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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 10.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2012 Apr 16;27(6):750–753. doi: 10.1002/mds.24998

Table.

Areas Under the Curve (AUCs) for Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Measures (Mean ± SD)

MEASURE Levodopa Infusions on
Day 1
Following 4 weeks
of Carbidopa1
Levodopa Infusions on Day 2
Concomitant Carbidopa
P2
75 mg/day 450 mg/day 75 mg 450 mg
Tapping (taps/min) 0900–1400 141 ± 103 145 ± 123 141 ± 131 201 ± 214 0.336
Walking (seconds) 0900–1400 27 ± 66 30 ± 90 36 ± 90 37 ± 114 0.526
Tremor (score)0900–1400 2.6 ± 5.9 1.2 ± 2.2 1.1 ± 1.2 1.4 ± 3.4 0.789
Dyskinesia (score) 0900–1400 27 ± 28 23 ± 23 23 ± 19 23 ± 23 0.733
Levodopa (µg/ml) 0900–1400 5.38 ± 1.38 5.91 ± 1.64 5.23 ± 1.23 6.13 ± 1.453 0.014
Carbidopa (µg/ml) 0800–1400 0.55 ± 0.29 0.75 ± 0.413 0.47 ± 0.23 3.58 ± 1.564 0.001
1

Carbidopa 25 mg was administered at 8 AM, 10 AM and 12 PM during the infusions

2

One way ANOVA with repeated measures

3

Different from infusions following carbidopa 75 mg/day in outpatient phase

4

Different from all infusions using 75 mg carbidopa