Pathological gambling plus hypersexuality in restless legs syndrome: A new case

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 707-709

  D'Orsi, Giuseppe ^a   Demaio, Vincenzo ^b   Specchio, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b EEG Laboratory Opera Don Uva   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dopamine dysregulation syndrome; Dopaminergic agonists; Parkinson's disease; Pathological gambling; Pramipexole; Restless legs syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; PRAMIPEXOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; HYPERTENSION; IMPOTENCE; IRRITABILITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

AGED; BENZOTHIAZOLES; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPHILIAS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME;

EID: 80054004773     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0605-5     Document Type: Article

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