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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr;17(4):539-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.09.001. Epub 2010 Feb 19.

Impulsive smoking in a patient with Parkinson's disease treated with dopamine agonists

Karina L Bienfait  1 , Matthew Menza, Margery H Mark, Roseanne D Dobkin
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Impulsive smoking in a patient with Parkinson's disease treated with dopamine agonists

Karina L Bienfait et al. J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Impulse control disorders, including pathological gambling, binge eating, compulsive shopping and hypersexual behaviors, have frequently been reported as a side effect of dopaminergic medications for Parkinson's disease (PD). Here we describe a patient with PD who developed an unusual manifestation of impulsive behaviors, including cigarette smoking, associated with an increase in dopamine agonist medication. We postulate this to be related to an overstimulation of mesolimbic dopamine receptors responsible for reward-seeking behaviors. Further research is needed to examine impulsive cigarette smoking in PD.

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