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or what my Mum would've called mucking about and wasting time. > Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 07:56:47 -0700 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: anyone heard of "punding"? > To: [log in to unmask] > > Sounds like autism behaviors > > Susan > Lafayette OR > mailed from my I-Phone > > On May 31, 2013, at 7:32 AM, 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