Understanding how levodopa works in Parkinson's

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭: 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝘀. 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 In response to my advocacy for dopamine reduction therapy, I hear a common response. Levodopa (and other dopaminergic treatments) promptly restoring movement in Parkinson's in almost everyone who receives the treatment argues in support of the disease as being one of dopamine deficiency. This will be part 1

By Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein, MD