Treatment for Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is linked with risky behaviour – here’s what you need to know

Dipa Kamdar

doi:10.64628/AB.unwfktvxj

Treatment for Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is linked with risky behaviour – here’s what you need to know

Dipa Kamdar

Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care & Education

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Getting a headache and feeling sick are common side-effects for many medicines. Indulging in risky sexual behaviour or pathological gambling – not so common.
But a BBC investigation has highlighted that some drug treatments for restless leg syndrome and Parkinson’s disease can lead to such risky behaviour.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation Trust (UK) Limited
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.unwfktvxj
Publication status	Published - 14 Mar 2025

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Treatment for Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is linked with risky behaviour – here’s what you need to know

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