Not Signed In - Gambling problem can affect restless legs patients
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:32 PM EST
... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The impulsive behavior that sometimes develops as a side effect of treatment with "dopamine agonists" drugs may not be limited just to patients with Parkinson's disease. Patients with restless legs syndrome who are treated with a drug belonging to this class may also be at increased risk for pathologic gambling, according to a report in the medical journal Neurology. ...
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