Automatic behavior and communication due to pramipexole. Issue 1 (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Walker, Ruth
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical movement disorders. Volume 3:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: Parkinson's disease -- Automatic behavior -- Dopamine agonist; Movement disorders -- Periodicals; Movement Disorders -- Periodicals; Movement disorders; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.8305
• DOI: 10.1186/s40734-016-0038-7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-7072

Abstract

Abstract A 45–year-old woman reported automatic behaviors and communication whilst she was being treated with pramipexole. These episodes vanished after the medication was tapered and she was started on levodopa/carbidopa. I hypothesize that the episodes were related to disordered awareness due to sleep disruption related to this medication.