Ventral striatal dopamine synthesis capacity predicts financial extravagance in Parkinson’s Disease

Impulse control disorders (ICDs), including disordered gambling, can occur in a significant number of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) receiving dopaminergic therapy. The neurobiology underlying susceptibility to such problems is unclear, but risk likely results from an interaction between dop...

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Main Authors: Andrew David Lawrence, David eBrooks, Alan eWhone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00090/full