Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
J Parkinsons Dis. 2023;13(3):323-328. doi: 10.3233/JPD-225064.
The discovery of levodopa in the late 60 s of twentieth century was a 'golden moment' for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Unfortunately, clinical experience showed that some symptoms escaped from symptomatic control, and long-term complications developed. Back then, neurologists coined the term "honeymoon period" for the early phase of uncomplicated response to levodopa, and it continues to be used in scientific literature. However, medical terms are no longer restricted to professionals, and few people with PD relate to the notion of a "honeymoon". We examine the reasons why this term, once helpful, but inaccurate and inappropriate, should be abandoned.
20 世纪 60 年代末期左旋多巴的发现，是帕金森病（PD）患者的“黄金时刻”。不幸的是，临床经验表明，一些症状无法通过症状控制得到缓解，而且长期并发症也会出现。当时，神经科医生创造了“蜜月期”一词，用于描述左旋多巴治疗初期未出现并发症的阶段，该术语在科学文献中沿用至今。然而，医学术语不再仅限于专业人士使用，很少有 PD 患者认同“蜜月期”的概念。我们探讨了这个术语曾经有帮助，但现在既不准确也不恰当，应该被摒弃的原因。
