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On Fri 06 Dec, Mark Alexander Hirsch wrote: > Dear Listmembers, I have been a member of this list for 3 years (I think) > and have been following the debate on exercise and Parkinson's with great > interest! In the last post or two there was discussion concerning the > effects of exercise on L-Dopa utilization in the brain and blood > stream/muscle metabolism and I have a few articles on this. > Here are some citations for those interested in learning more: > > > Carter et al. (1992). The effect of exercise on levodopa absorptition. > Neurology, 42, 2042-2045 > > Goetz et al. (1993). Blood levodopa levels and unified PD rating scale > function: With and without exercise. Neurology, 43, 1040-1042. > > Burleigh et al. (1995). Step initiation in PD: influence of levodopa and > external sensory triggers. Brain > > Hope this sparks some more debate on this very important and > controversial topic. > > Mark Alexander Hirsch, Ph.D. > Johns Hopkins University > School of Medicine > > Hello Mark, Your intervention in the debate on exercise and L-dopa was timed to perfection, and the papers which you list look fascinating. Unfortunately, I have failed completely to access any of them, despite calling in some high- powered help. I assume that 'Neurology' is just that; i.e. not the American Journal of... or anything like that? I would appreciate it if you could suggest some way that I can aquire copies of the papers which you list -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>