title: Automatic behavior and communication due to pramipexole.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 W. Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468 USA ; Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, NY USA.
authors.forename: Ruth H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Walker
keywords: Automatic behavior; Dopamine agonist; Parkinson’s disease