Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome

Published: May 1, 2013, 3:25 p.m.

b'The problem of those with Parkinson\\u2019s disease becoming addicted to dopamine replacement therapy is well know, but it\\u2019s also now emerging that some patients have trouble coming of dopamine agonists.Margarita Pondal, from the Movement Disorders Centre, University of Toronto, talks us through her study looking at the prevalence of the syndrome, and the patients who are most likely to be affected.See also:Clinical features of dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome in a movement disorders clinic http://bit.ly/12VwBI6Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome (DAWS): perils of flicking the dopamine \\u2018switch\\u2019 http://bit.ly/18cN2Tu'