"Antiparkinson Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The most commonly used drugs act on the dopaminergic system in the striatum and basal ganglia or are centrally acting muscarinic antagonists.
| Descriptor ID |
D000978
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.954.427.090.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Antiparkinson Agents- Antiparkinson Agents
- Agents, Antiparkinson
- Antiparkinsonian Agents
- Agents, Antiparkinsonian
- Antiparkinsonians
- Antiparkinson Drugs
- Drugs, Antiparkinson
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Effect of switching antipsychotics on antiparkinsonian medication use in schizophrenia: population-based study. Br J Psychiatry. 2005 Aug; 187:137-42.