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> levodopa being held up as the standard against which > other therapies Levodopa is the main ingredient which can ´replace´ the lost dopamine in the brain. Other possibilities are agonists which mimick dopamine but also lead to dyskinesia in the long run. The various inhibitors (COMT, MAO-A, MAO-B) enhance the effect of ldopa therefore have to be taken with ldopa. So far, not many other possibilities.... Maryse cg John 75,15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn