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Pathological gambling behaviour: Emergence secondary to treatment of Parkinson's disease with dopaminergic agents

✍ Scribed by Soraya Seedat; Simon Kesler; Dana J.H. Niehaus; Dan J. Stein

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 38 KB
Volume: 11
Category: Article
ISSN: 1091-4269
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6394(2000)11:4<185::aid-da8>3.0.co;2-h

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✦ Synopsis

We present a case in which the use of low dose risperidone (a potent D2 and 5-HT2 antagonist) was successful in controlling gambling behaviour secondary to dopamine agonist treatment of Parkinson's disease. Pharmacotherapeutic management of pathological gambling secondary to medical causes deserves further study.