Parkinson's disease (PD): percentage of veterans with idiopathic Parkinson's disease who have developed end-of-dose wearing-off and have impairments in activities of daily living who are offered within three months 1) addition of a dopamine ag

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Parkinson's disease (PD): percentage of veterans with idiopathic Parkinson's disease who have developed end-of-dose wearing-off and have impairments in activities of daily living who are offered within three months 1) addition of a dopamine agonist, 2) addition of a catechol o-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor, 3) more frequent dosing of levodopa, OR 4) addition of a selective MAO-B inhibitor or amantadine.

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Cheng EM, Siderowf AD, Swarztrauber K, Lee M, Vassar S, Jacob E, Eisa MS, Vickrey BG. Disparities of care in veterans with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2008;14(1):8-14. PubMed

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Parkinson's disease (PD): percentage of veterans with idiopathic Parkinson's disease who have developed end-of-dose wearing-off and have impairments in activities of daily living who are offered within three months 1) addition of a dopamine ag