Darkening of white hair in Parkinson's disease.
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We describe a patient with long-standing Parkinson's disease who noted that his white hair turned grey and darkened 8 months after the addition of carbidopa to his established levodopa (L-dopa) therapy and 4 months after the introduction of bromocriptine.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical and experimental dermatology
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989