Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in Parkinson's disease: case report Síndrome de desregulação dopaminérgica na doença de Parkinson: relato de caso

We report a 67-year-old man with Parkinson's disease for 9 years who developed compulsive use of levodopa. This phenomenon is the main feature of the dopamine dysregulation syndrome. Other related symptoms presented by our patient were mood fluctuation and increased writing activity suggestive...

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Main Authors: Arthur Kummer, Débora Palma Maia, João Vinícius Salgado, Francisco E.C. Cardoso, Antonio Lucio Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2006-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000600026