Abstract
The occurrence of a pathological gambling behavior in a 61-year-old patient with idiopathic Parkinson's disease treated with dopaminergic drugs is reported. This is the first case reported with bromocriptine. The main characteristics and the mechanism of this recently described and a unexpected, adverse drug reaction are discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
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Antiparkinson Agents / adverse effects*
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Antiparkinson Agents / therapeutic use
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Bromocriptine / adverse effects*
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Bromocriptine / therapeutic use
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Citalopram / therapeutic use
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Depressive Disorder / drug therapy
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Dopamine Agents / adverse effects*
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Dopamine Agents / therapeutic use
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Female
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Fluoxetine / therapeutic use
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Gambling*
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Humans
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Levodopa / adverse effects*
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Levodopa / therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
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Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*
Substances
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Antidepressive Agents
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Antiparkinson Agents
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Dopamine Agents
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Fluoxetine
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Citalopram
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Bromocriptine
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Levodopa