Impulse control and related disorders in Parkinsons disease

Abstract: Neuropsychiatric disorders are common among patients with Parkinsons disease and may appear in any stage of the disease. However, these disorders often go undiagnosed and receive insufficient treatment. Observations in recent years have revealed that dopamine replacement therapy may lead to the development or worsening of conditions, such as gambling disorder, compulsive sexual behavior, compulsive buying and binge eating, in addition to punding and dopamine dysregulation syndrome. The pathophysiology of these disorders seems to be related to abnormal dopaminergic stimulation of the basal regions of the basal ganglia, especially via nigro-mesolimbic pathways. The aim of the present study was to perform a literature review on impulsivity, impulse control disorders and related conditions among patients with Parkinsons disease, with emphasis on their epidemiology, clinical characteristics and treatment.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Transtorno de controle de impulso e condies relacionadas na doena de Parkinson
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Impulse control and related disorders in Parkinsons disease ; volume:76 ; number:06 ; year:2018 ; pages:399-410 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 76, Heft 06 (2018), 399-410

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Vargas, Antonio Pedro ; Cardoso, Francisco Eduardo Costa

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20180052
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023101210215286625752
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:48 AM CEST