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Case Reports
. 2006 Dec;64(4):1019-22.
doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000600026.

Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in Parkinson's disease: case report

Arthur Kummer  1 , Débora Palma Maia, João Vinícius Salgado, Francisco E C Cardoso, Antonio Lucio Teixeira
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Case Reports

Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in Parkinson's disease: case report

Arthur Kummer et al. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2006 Dec.
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Abstract

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 of punding.

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