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Factitious disorder mimicking addiction to levodopa in a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: We report a 43-year-old woman with early-onset Parkinson's disease in whom neurological control was impaired by psychiatric co-morbidity including major depression and panic disorder. The patient also met criteria for factitious disorder that mimicked dopamine dysregulation syndrome resulting in severe clinical and social disability.

Source: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000200023

Authors: Antônio L. Teixeira-Jr, Francisco Cardoso

Institution: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Language: English

Topic: Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $200