Impulsive-compulsive behaviors are common in Asian Parkinson's disease patients: Assessment using the QUIP

• Main Authors: Lim, Shen-Yang, Tan, Z.K., Ngam, P.I., Lor, T.L., Mohamed, H., Schee, J.P., Tan, A.K., Goh, J.Y., Ooi, E., Soh, P.Chin-Hooi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14698/

Background: There are limited data on the prevalence of impulsive-compulsive behaviors and subsyndromal impulsive-compulsive behaviors in Asian patients with Parkinson's disease, who are treated with lower dosages of dopaminergic medications. Methods: The recently-validated Questionnaire for Im...