title: Compulsive drumming induced by dopamine agonists in Parkinson's disease: Another aspect of punding.
abstract: We report the case of a man affected by Parkinson's disease who developed an unusual, severe, repetitive behavior characterized by an irrepressible need to drum and beat percussion instruments following to the introduction of pramipexole. This compulsive behavior was not associated to a pattern of chronic inappropriate overuse of dopaminergic medication or other psychiatric symptoms. Sharing many features with other repetitive behaviors, compulsive drumming might be considered a distinct manifestation of punding in Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: University "Parthenope", Naples, Italy Istituto di Diagnosi e Cura "Hermitage Capodimonte", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trojano
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Errico
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agosti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santangelo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D052160:Benzothiazoles / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D000077487:Pramipexole
chemical_list: D052160:Benzothiazoles; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D000077487:Pramipexole