J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2008 May;26(2):149-151.

Pathologic Gambling in Parkinson Disease

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  • 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine KyungHee University, Seoul, Korea. ricash@hanmail.net

Abstract

Pathologic gambling (PG) is an impulse control disorder (ICD) or dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). ICD/DDS is presumed to be related to dopaminergic treatment in PD. Although increasing number of patients with ICD/DDS is being reported, ICD/DDS such as PG has not been reported in Korean PD patients. We describe a PD patient who developed PG secondary to dose adjustment of levodopa and pramipexole. His symptoms was controlled by reducing the dopaminergic drugs and adding a small amount of atypical antipsychotics.

Keyword

Impulse control disorder; Pathologic gambling; Dopaminergic medication

MeSH Terms

Benzothiazoles
Dopamine
Dopamine Agents
Gambling
Humans
Levodopa
Parkinson Disease
Benzothiazoles
Dopamine
Dopamine Agents
Levodopa
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