Compulsive sexual behaviour in Parkinson's disease is associated with higher doses of levodopa

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2018 Oct;89(10):1121-1123. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317298. Epub 2017 Nov 24.

Authors

Pedro Melo Barbosa^{1

2}, Talyta Grippe³, Andrew J Lees¹, Sean O'Sullivan⁴, Atbin Djamshidian^{1

5}, Thomas T Warner^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
² Movement Disorders, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
³ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Centro Universitário de Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.

PMID: 29175897
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-317298

No abstract available

Keywords: impulse control; parkinson’s disease.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antiparkinson Agents / administration & dosage*
Antiparkinson Agents / therapeutic use
Compulsive Behavior / complications*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Humans
Levodopa / administration & dosage*
Levodopa / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease / complications
Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*
Sexual Behavior*

Substances

Antiparkinson Agents
Levodopa

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