Clinical pharmacology of levodopa. Part 1.

Date:
1971
  • Videos

About this work

Description

The first of two lectures on Levodopa, a drug used primarily in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, in which Dr Donald Calne presents a comprehensive view of the history and clinical properties of the drug. In this first talk he focuses on the neuropharmacology of Parkinsonism - looking at previous drug treatments and then in detail at how levodopa interacts therapeutically with the condition.

Publication/Creation

London : University of London Audio-Visual Centre, 1971.

Physical description

1 videocassette (Umatic) (43.42 min.) : sound, black and white, PAL.
1 videocassette (1-inch) (43.42 min.) : sound, black and white, PAL.
1 videocassette (digibeta) (43.42 min.) : sound, black and white, PAL.
1 DVD (43.42 min.) : sound, black and white, PAL.

Notes

This video is one of around 310 titles, originally broadcast on Channel 7 of the ILEA closed-circuit television network, given to Wellcome Trust from the University of London Audio-Visual Centre shortly after it closed in the late 1980s. Although some of these programmes might now seem rather out-dated, they probably represent the largest and most diversified body of medical video produced in any British university at this time, and give a comprehensive and fascinating view of the state of medical and surgical research and practice in the 1970s and 1980s, thus constituting a contemporary medical-historical archive of great interest. The lectures mostly take place in a small and intimate studio setting and are often face-to-face. The lecturers use a wide variety of resources to illustrate their points, including film clips, slides, graphs, animated diagrams, charts and tables as well as 3-dimensional models and display boards with movable pieces. Some of the lecturers are telegenic while some are clearly less comfortable about being recorded; all are experts in their field and show great enthusiasm to share both the latest research and the historical context of their specialist areas.

Creator/production credits

Presented by Dr Donald Be Calne. Introduced by Dr Ian Gilliland. Produced by Peter Bowen. Made for British Postgraduate Medical Federation. Made by University of London Audio-visual Centre.

Copyright note

University of London

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • Copy 1

    Location Access
    Closed stores
    3109UM
    Can't be requested

    Note

  • Copy 2

    LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    3109VM
    By appointmentManual request
  • Copy 1

    Location Access
    Closed stores
    3109S
    Can't be requested

    Note

  • Copy 1

    Location Access
    Closed stores
    3109D
    Can't be requested

    Note

Permanent link