Fecal microbiota transplantation for Parkinson's disease using levodopa - carbidopa intestinal gel percutaneous endoscopic gastro-jejeunal tube

We report a patient with a 5-year diagnosis of akinetic-rigid Parkinson's disease under treatment with Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel therapy through a PEG-J tube due to motor complications, in which, in the context of a clinical study, we successfully and safely administered fecal microbiota transplant through a PEG-J.

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We present a case of a patient with akinetic-rigid Parkinson's disease who was treated with Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel therapy via a PEG-J tube for motor complications. In the context of a clinical study, we successfully and safely conducted fecal microbiota transplant through a PEG-J.