Pathological Gambling after Administration of Pramipexole

• 作者: Charalambos Papageorgiou Konstantinos Kontoangelos Marina Ecomomou
• 来源期刊: 临床医学病理报告(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: PRAMIPEXOLE PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING SIDE Effects PARKINSON Disease
• 年，卷（期）: lcyxblbgyw_2018,（5）
• 页码范围: 349-351
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Parkinson’s disease is a common condition usually treated by dopaminergic agents and many behavioral abnormalities such as impulse control disorders (ICD) are connected with that usage. Pathological gambling, a form of ICD includes is a clinical condition that disrupts personal, family and occupational activity. Pramipexole a D2 AND D3 agonist may be associated with pathological gambling. We present a case of 74-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD). His doctor advised him to take pramipexole 0.18 mg/p.o./day. A month after the onset of treatment he manifested a behavior of pathological gambling. After the discontinuation of the drug all this behavior was interrupted.