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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:681 doi:10.1136/jnnp.72.5.681
  • Correspondence

Apomorphine as an alternative to sildenafil in Parkinson's disease

  1. J D O'Sullivan
  1. Department of Neurology, Level 7, Ned Hanlon Building, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4121, Australia

      I was interested in the recent paper by Hussain et al1 describing the efficacy of sildenafil citrate for erectile dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease or multiple system atrophy (MSA). Their findings provide reassurance that this popular drug is both effective and safe in parkinsonian patients provided orthostatic hypotension is recognised as a …