Table 3.
Patient no. | Pre-FUS l -dopa equivalents (mg/day) | 3 months post-FUS l -dopa equivalents (mg/day) | Pre-FUS dopamine agonists (mg/day) | 3 months post-FUS dopamine agonists (mg/day) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 |
1 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
Ropinirol: 3 |
Ropinirol: 3 |
Amantadine: 300 |
Amantadine: 300 |
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Biperiden: 4 |
Biperiden: 4 |
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2 |
800 |
800 |
- |
- |
|
3 |
300 |
- |
- |
- |
|
4 |
600 |
600 |
Biperiden: 6 |
- |
|
Group 2 |
5 |
1,000 |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
1,000 |
- |
- |
- |
|
7 |
1,200 |
600 |
Ropinirol: 2 |
Ropinirol: 2 |
|
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
9 |
600 |
1,000 |
Rotigotine: 8 |
- |
|
10 |
1,000 |
600 |
Ropinirol: 10 |
- |
|
11 |
- |
- |
Amantadine: 1,000 |
Amantadine: 600 |
|
12 |
800 |
800 |
Ropinirol: 4 |
Ropinirol: 4 |
|
13 |
800 |
500 |
Amantadine: 300 |
Amantadine: 300 |
|
Entacapone: 1,600 |
Entacapone: 1,000 |
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Mean | 827 | 536 |
Pre- and postoperative antiparkinsonian medication. Patients 8 and 11 had stopped their l-dopa intake long before the intervention. Mean intakes of l-dopa equivalents were calculated over 11 patients.