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5th July 2008 - New research CALCIUM channel BLOCKERS - A CAUSE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASEParkinsonism Related Disorders [1998] 4 (4) : 211-214 (Garcia-Ruiz PJ, Javier Jimenez-Jimenez F, Garcia de Yebenes J.) Complete abstract Calcium channel blockers are drugs that are widely used to reduce high blood pressure. For more information go to Calcium channel blockers. The symptoms of Parkinson's Disease are a frequent side effect of some calcium channel blockers (CCB). CCB-induced Parkinsonism usually improves spontaneously after discontinuation of the offending drug, but many patients still exhibit persistent symptoms after their withdrawal. It is not known whether Parkinsonism caused by Calcium channel blockers represents sub-clinical Parkinson's disease unmasked by drugs.
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