[Reversible pathological gambling under treatment with pramipexole]. / Reversible Glückspielsucht unter Pramipexol.

ABSTRACT

In the recent past, pathological gambling has been increasingly reported to be related with dopamine agonist application in patients with Parkinson's disease. We present the case of a female patient whose gambling behavior occurred shortly after reaching the final dose of a combined levodopa and pramipexole therapy and resolved completely after stopping pramipexole. Pathological gambling seems to be a rare and serious but reversible adverse reaction to treatment with dopamine agonists of which clinicians should be aware in patients with Parkinson's disease.