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Ropinirole

Leg oedema in an elderly patient: case reportA 67-year-old woman with Parkinson’s disease (PD),

who had a history of excessive daytime sleepiness withpramipexole, presented for medication review. She hadmild bilateral leg oedema, and was receiving ropiniroleretard 5mg, levodopa/benserazide and rasagiline [dosageinformation incomplete; duration of treatment to reactiononset not stated]. Rasagiline and ropinirole werediscontinued, her levodopa/benserazide dose wasadjusted, and she started receiving piribedil. Her PDsymptoms improved, leg oedema immediately resolvedafter ropinirole withdrawal, and daytime sleepiness did notrecur .Ehret R. Case report - Parkinson’s patients with edema and depressive symptoms.Nervenheilkunde 29: 378-380, No. 6, 2010 [German] - Germany 803040069

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