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punding
Etiology:
- adverse effect of dopaminergic agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
- ropinirole
Pathology:
- dysregulation of dopamine-dependent reward systems
Clinical manifestations:
- excessive, compulsive, repetitive complex activity that serves no useful purpose
Management:
- reduction in dosage of dopaminergic agonist(s), i,e, ropinirole
General
compulsion
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
- O'Sullivan SS, Evans AH, Lees AJ.
Punding in Parkinson's disease.
Pract Neurol. 2007 Nov;7(6):397-9.
PMID: 18024780