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Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 11/2019

01-10-2019 | Molecular Imaging | Editorial

Molecular imaging of impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease

Authors: Joonas Majuri, Juho Joutsa

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 11/2019

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Impulse control disorders (ICDs) affect approximately one seventh of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) [1]. Common ICDs include gambling disorder, hypersexuality, compulsive shopping, and binge eating. These disorders have been strongly linked to dopamine replacement therapy and, especially gambling disorder, share many clinical features with substance addictions [1, 2]. However, not all patients develop ICDs with dopamine replacement therapy, but the reasons for this and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying ICDs are still relatively poorly understood. …
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Title
Molecular imaging of impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease
Authors
Joonas Majuri
Juho Joutsa
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 11/2019
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04459-5

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