Sleep attacks and Parkinson's disease treatment

Lancet. 2000 Apr 15;355(9212):1333-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02119-x.

Abstract

Three patients with Parkinson's disease had so-called sleep attacks at the wheel while taking bromocryptine, lisuride pergolide, or piribedil. We believe that all dopamine agonists can induce sleep attacks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Aged
  • Antiparkinson Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antiparkinson Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bromocriptine / adverse effects
  • Bromocriptine / therapeutic use
  • Dopamine Agonists / adverse effects*
  • Dopamine Agonists / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lisuride / adverse effects
  • Lisuride / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Narcolepsy / chemically induced*
  • Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*
  • Pergolide / adverse effects
  • Pergolide / therapeutic use
  • Piribedil / adverse effects
  • Piribedil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antiparkinson Agents
  • Dopamine Agonists
  • Pergolide
  • Bromocriptine
  • Piribedil
  • Lisuride