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Slowness Symptom Report
A feeling of slowness of "bradykinesia" is one of the cardinal symptoms of Parkinson's disease. People may have to concentrate very hard to carry out physical movements, or they may react more slowly to things going on in their environment. Some people also have trouble initiating movement.
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What we've learned
Symptom Severities
Treatments Patients Take For Slowness
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbidopa-Levodopa | 34 | 2% |  |
| Pramipexole | 9 | 0% | |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa CR | 4 | 0% | |
| Amantadine | 2 | 0% | |
| Levodopa-Benserazide | 2 | 0% | |
| Rasagiline | 2 | 0% | |
| Apomorphine | 1 | 0% | |
| Carbidopa-Entacapone-Levodopa | 1 | 0% | |
| CoQ10 Coenzyme Q10 | 1 | 0% | |
| Cyclobenzaprine | 1 | 0% | |
| Elliptical Trainer | 1 | 0% | |
| Entacapone | 1 | 0% | |
| Exercise Bicycle | 1 | 0% | |
| Handicapped parking permit | 1 | 0% | |
| Modafinil | 1 | 0% | |
| Ropinirole | 1 | 0% | |
| Selegiline | 1 | 0% | |
| Stretches, weights, treadmill, bicycle | 1 | 0% | |
| Walking | 1 | 0% | |
| Zonisamide | 1 | 0% | |
Report created on November 07, 2009.