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Factors associated with dopaminergic drug-related pathological gambling in parkinson disease
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Factors associated with dopaminergic drug-related pathological gambling in parkinson disease

Valerie VOON, Teri THOMSEN, Janis M MIYASAKI, Minella DE SOUZA, Ariel SHAFRO, Susan H FOX, Sarah DUFF-CANNING, Anthony E LANG and Mateusz ZUROWSKI
Archives of neurology (Chicago), Vol.64(2), pp.212-216
2007
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.64.2.212
PMID: 17296836
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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate factors associated with pathological gambling (PG) in Parkinson disease (PD). Design: Case-control study. Setting: Outpatient tertiary clinic. Patients Twenty-one patients with idiopathic PD with PG after the patients began receiving medications compared with a consecutive sample of 42 patients with idiopathic PD without compulsive behaviors. Main outcome measures: Clinical features, comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorders, personality traits, and impulsivity scores. Results: Patients with PG had a younger age at PD onset (P = .006), higher novelty seeking (P<.001), medication-induced hypomania or mania (P = .001), impaired planning (P = .002), or a personal or immediate family history of alcohol use disorders (P = .002). Novelty seeking, a personal or immediate family history of alcohol use disorders, and younger age at PD onset accurately predicted PG at 83.7% in a logistic regression model, with the model accounting for 62% of the variance. Conclusions: Patients with PD having a younger age at PD onset, higher novelty seeking traits, and a personal or family history of alcohol use disorders may have a greater risk for PG with dopamine agonists.
Neurology Neuropharmacology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Biological and medical sciences Anticonvulsants. Antiepileptics. Antiparkinson agents Medical sciences

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