Darkening of white hair in Parkinson's disease

Clin Exp Dermatol. 1989 Jul;14(4):317-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1989.tb01992.x.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carbidopa / therapeutic use
  • Hair Color / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Levodopa / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parkinson Disease / drug therapy
  • Parkinson Disease / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Levodopa
  • Carbidopa