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Sue hates all things mechanical, but she does very carefully line up her many pills on the table before breakfast, sorting from large to small. (These are mostly vitamins and supplements) John -----Original Message----- >From: Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Jun 1, 2013 2:33 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: anyone heard of "punding"? > >It's a new one for me..;-)) > >Nic 61/19 > > >On 31 May 2013 16:32, Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10495047 >> >> Mov Disord. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10495047#> 1999 >> Sep;14(5):836-8. >> Punding on L-dopa. >> Fernandez HH< >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Fernandez%20HH%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=10495047 >> >, >> Friedman JH< >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Friedman%20JH%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=10495047 >> > >> . >> Source >> >> Department of Neurology, Brown University School of Medicine, Memorial >> Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket 02860, USA. >> Abstract >> >> "Punding" is a stereotypical motor behavior in which there is an intense >> fascination with repetitive handling and examining of mechanical objects, >> such as picking at oneself or taking apart watches and radios or sorting >> and arranging of common objects, such as lining up pebbles, rocks, or other >> small objects. It is thought to be dopamine-related although only a single >> report of punding in a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) resulting from >> L-dopa has been reported. We describe three additional cases. All were >> women aged 65-72 years with a PD duration between 10 and 20 years, on >> 500-1900 mg L-dopa per day. One spent hours in the market fascinated by >> cans. At home she endlessly examined and catalogued her jewelry. Another >> picked threads in rugs indoors and weeded her garden compulsively to the >> point of wetting herself rather than stopping. The third hoarded >> flashlights taking them apart and reassembling them. All improved with >> reduction of their anti-PD medications. We think punding is an uncommon but >> overlooked complication of dopaminergic drugs. >> PMID:10495047 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] >> Publication Types, MeSH Terms, >> Substances<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10495047#> >> LinkOut - more resources <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10495047#> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: >> [log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn