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Study on Pharmacological Treatment of Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease.

J Clin Med · 2024-11-08

DOI: 10.3390/jcm13226708PMID: 39597851

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Parkinson's disease is neurodegenerative, and additionally, a percentage higher than 60% is represented by the patients with associated psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety disorders and depression. Due to illness itself and to therapy secondary effects, there is a high risk for these patients to develop impulse control disorders like ICDs: compulsive shopping, pathological gambling binge eating disorder, and hypersexuality. There is high interest in therapy so as to diminish, as much as possible, the associated ICD symptoms. This article presents a study on pharmacological treatment of impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease carried on a sample of patients in hospitals where the authors have their clinical work. This study was carried on for a period of 6 years and is focused on research of different treatment plans. The patients were evaluated by the Hamilton Rating Scale. Statistical analysis of the obtained data (given by the HAM-A scores) is used for data processing. All patients showed a reduction in their impulse behavior. The directions of further research development are mentioned.

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