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Levodopa-induced motor complications associated with benserazide and carbidopa

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Interesting. So these complications can be avoided if everyone just uses mucuna instead? Implicitly, the the article suggests that caridopa encourages "wearing off" and benzaseride encourages increased on-off periods.

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