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Conclusion
Metoclopramide confers an increased risk for the initiation of treatment generally reserved for the management of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
Notes:
In summary, we found that metoclopramide use confers an increased risk for the initiation of a treatment generally reserved for the management of idiopathic Parkinson's Disease. Such polypharmacy may represent the misdiagnosis of Parkinson's Disease in older patients suffering drug-induced parkinsonian symptoms.
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