The treatment is symptomatic. This means that there is currently no treatment that affects or stops the progression of the condition. However, a range of treatments is available to help relieve the symptoms effectively.
The most important step in the treatment of Parkinson's disease occurred in 1967, when Kotzia introduced levodopa to treat the disease, which has been considered one of the greatest successes in modern medicine and remains the most effective treatment available to date relief of symptoms.
However, complications of chronic therapy such as dyskinesia and motor fluctuations are major obstacles to its use.
Dopamine agonists, COMT inhibitors, MAO-B inhibitors, etc. have significantly increased the therapeutic benefit of Parkinson's patients but the substance is focused on the fact that each Parkinsonian patient is different from each other, therefore it is considered necessary to personalize the individual treatment.
Treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease includes surgical treatment (deep brain stimulation, DBS) as well as the use of apomorphine and Duodopa® pumps.