punding

Etiology

• adverse effect of dopaminergic agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
  • ropinirole

Pathology

• dysregulation of dopamine-dependent reward systems

Clinical manifestations

• excessive, compulsive, repetitive complex activity that serves no useful purpose

Management

• reduction in dosage of dopaminergic agonist(s), i,e, ropinirole

More general terms

• compulsion