Table 3

 Treatment of patients whose apathy improved or not improved under stimulation

ImprovedNot improvedp Value
Values expressed as mean ± SEM; LED, mean daily dose of levodopa equivalent.38,39
Total treatment: sum of levodopa and dopaminergic agonists converted in LED.
Number of patients99
Levodopa (mg/day)161.1 ± 86.5105.6 ± 83.5>0.10
Agonists (LED mg/day)230.5 ± 57.2140.7 ± 47.3>0.10
Total treatment (LED mg/day)391.7 ± 133.1246.2 ± 81.3>0.10