Diltiazem is a nondihydropyridine calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, subendocardial infarction and some types of arrhythmia. in 1989, I have written a letter to Editor in JAPI regarding the use of Diltiazem in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.That was an incidental finding when a patient was prescribed this drug for control of hypertension, noted a remarkable improvement in his Parkinson's symptoms and communicated to me by the patient himself.
It was published in 1989. There were a lot of controversial comments about the use of this drug in Parkinsonism.Even one neurologist commented in an IMA meeting that if it improves Parkinsonism then the diagnosis was not correct and it may be a depression denoting his ignorance of both Parkinsonism and depression.Another Physician said he used it but no improvement.Recently even articles regarding…
