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The Victory Summit: Medication Management for Motor Symptoms

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Movement Disorder Specialist, Aaron Haug, discusses the seven categories of medications for treatment of motor symptoms (rigidity, slowness, stiffness, bradykinesia, and tremors) including levodopa, COMT inhibitors, dopamine agonists, amantadine, adenosine antagonists, anticholinergics, and MAO-B inhibitors. For specific topic areas, see below.

0:00 - Introduction
1:42 - When to start medication
5:07 - 7 Categories of Medications for Motor Symptoms
6:38 - Carbidopa/Levodopa
12:24 - Dopamine Agonists
16:15 - MAO-B Inhibitors
20:52 - Fluctuations in effectiveness of medications (ON/OFF times)
22:48 - COMT Inhibitors
25:35 - Adenosine Receptor Antagonists
27:11 - Amantadine
28:55 - Anticholinergics
32:25 - Taking medications effectively with constipation
35:08 - Halving levodopa doses

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