Parkinson’s disease treatment medical mnemonic
Medical mnemonic: treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
SALAD:
Selegiline
Anticholinenergics (trihexyphenidyl, benzhexol, ophenadrine)
L-Dopa + peripheral decarboxylase inhibitor (carbidopa, benserazide)
Amantadine
Dopamine postsynaptic receptor agonists (bromocriptine, lisuride, pergolide, pramipexole, ropinirole)
Source: pharmamotion
Restless leg syndrome is some kind of similar to Parkinson’s disease in terms that in RLS there is spontaneous, repeated leg movements of the legs. It is not exactly tremor but for the purpose of the mnemocine, we will consider Parkinson’s disease as tremor of the hands, and RLS as tremor of the legs. One group of the medications for Rx of PD is dopapine Rc agonists such as the mentioned above. First Rx for daily restless legs syndrome includes dopamine agonists such as pramipexole or ropinirole.
More about RLG you can read on medscapeCME.
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