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Factitious disorder mimicking addiction to levodopa in a patient with advanced Parkinson's disease

Transtorno factício mimetizando adição a levodopa em paciente com doença de Parkinson avançada

We report a 43-year-old woman with early-onset Parkinson's disease in whom neurological control was impaired by psychiatric co-morbidity including major depression and panic disorder. The patient also met criteria for factitious disorder that mimicked dopamine dysregulation syndrome resulting in severe clinical and social disability.

Parkinson's disease; factitious disorders; dopamine dysregulation syndrome


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