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Treatment with amantadine delays L-dopa-induced dyskinesia onset more than treatment with other symptomatic agents

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Could early treatment with amantadine delay L-dopa-induced dyskinesia onset more than treatment with other symptomatic agents (anticholinergics or MAO-B inhibitors)? New data from a hospital-based retrospective cohort study from Taiwan suggests 'yes'

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Too bad I had side effects a d bad to discontinue it :(.

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