title: Sleep attacks and Parkinson's disease treatment.
abstract: Three patients with Parkinson's disease had so-called sleep attacks at the wheel while taking bromocryptine, lisuride pergolide, or piribedil. We believe that all dopamine agonists can induce sleep attacks.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galitzky
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Montastruc
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rascol
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008090:Lisuride / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010479:Pergolide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010891:Piribedil / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D010479:Pergolide; D001971:Bromocriptine; D010891:Piribedil; D008090:Lisuride