Parkinson's Disease Itself Does Not Increase Risk of Gambling, Shopping Addiction, University of Pennsylvania Study

Parkinson's disease itself does not increase the risk of impulse control problems such as compulsive gambling and shopping that have been seen in people taking certain drugs for Parkinson's disease, according to new research published in the January 8, 2013, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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