From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 15:22:50 MST
gts wrote:
>
> Excuse me? There is EXCELLENT proof that selegiline offers
> neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease (PD). That is the sole reason
> it is prescribed for the disease, Rafal. It most definitely increases
> life-span in PD patients by protecting dopaminergic neurons.
### Quote any single class A study supporting this claim.
As a practicing neurologist I can tell you that selegiline is not prescribed
in our movement disorders clinic, precisely because of the absence of such
studies, and the results of DATATOP, currently the last word on selegiline
in PD.
Rafal
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