Presentation
A standard PSG revealed a periodic limb movement index of 16.5, indicating that the child also presented with Periodic Limb Movements Disorder. The girl was treated with ropinirole (a D2/D3 dopamine agonist). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Respiratoric
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Dry Cough
Dry cough and hypersalivation are recorded sporadically (Tab. 1, Ref. 22). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Musculoskeletal
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Motor Restlessness
Rye and Subhabrata Sanyal, Sleep Fragmentation and Motor Restlessness in a Drosophila Model of Restless Legs Syndrome, Current Biology, 10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.027, 22, 12, (1142-1148), (2012). [dx.doi.org]
Restless Legs Severity Scale (IRLS) and who manifest the four diagnostic criteria below: International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group (IRLSSG) Diagnostic criteria: a desire to move the limbs usually associated with paraesthesias or dysaesthesias motor [pbs.gov.au]
Psychiatrical
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Dysthymic Disorder
The girl also presented with dysthymic disorder according to DSM-IV criteria, as confirmed by the semi-structured interview Kiddie-SADS-PL. The score on the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) was in the clinical range (21). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Suicidal Ideation
IMPLICATIONS: The pooled datasets in this study were not designed to prospectively assess for suicidal ideation or behavior. Any future studies in this area should include the collection of prespecified, detailed information regarding suicidality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Neurologic
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Extrapyramidal Symptoms
Ropinirole is prescribed for mainly Parkinson's disease, RLS and extrapyramidal symptoms. [en.wikipedia.org]
As a result of its pharmacodynamic profile as a dopaminergic agonist, many psychiatrists prescribe Requip as an off-label intervention for patients with extrapyramidal symptoms (e.g. dystonia, akathisia, dyskinesia, etc.) caused by antipsychotics and [mentalhealthdaily.com]
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Postural Instability
Patients were eligible for enrollment if they presented with bradykinesia and at least tremor, rigidity, or postural instability. In addition, they must have been classified as Hoehn & Yahr Stage I-IV. [web.archive.org]
Urogenital
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Nocturia
Numerical improvements in 'off' time, awakenings and nocturias were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Switch from pramipexole or ropinirole to rotigotine (up to 14 mg/24 h) was feasible and possibly associated with some benefit. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Workup
Rhythm
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Sinus Arrest
In some patients in clinical studies, blood pressure changes were associated with orthostatic symptoms, bradycardia, and, in one case in a healthy volunteer, transient sinus arrest accompanied by syncope Label. [drugbank.ca]
In some subjects, these changes were associated with the emergence of orthostatic symptoms, bradycardia and, in one case, transient sinus arrest with syncope. [web.archive.org]
Colonoscopy
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Polyps
In mice, there was an increase in benign uterine endometrial polyps at a dose of 50 mg/kg/day. The highest dose not associated with this observation (15 mg/kg/day) is three times the maximum recommended human dose on a mg/m2 basis Label. [drugbank.ca]
Treatment
Sixty-eight patients (23.1%) experienced treatment-related AEs. Six patients experienced serious AEs (SAEs), of which hallucination was determined to be a treatment-related SAE. There were no other significant safety findings. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Etiology
This poster describes the neurobiology of Schizophrenia, as well as highlighting the genetic and environmental factors that play a fundamental role in the etiology of the disease. The current and emerging drug targets are also discussed. [tocris.com]
Prevalence, etiology, and treatment of depression in Parkinson's disease. Biol Psychiatry. 2003; 54 363-375 6 Pluck G C, Brown R G. Apathy in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2002; 73 636-642 7 Schrag A. [thieme-connect.com]
Ropinirole improves RLS symptoms at starting dose: results from TREAT RLS US. 19th Annual Symposia on Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders, San Diego, CA, USA, Sept 25, 2005. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
However, the etiology of this behavior is poorly understood. Objective To examine the relationship between medical therapy for PD and pathological gambling. [dx.doi.org]
Epidemiology
Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology. A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The submission relied upon the REST General Population study (epidemiology study involving 16,202 adults, conducted in the USA and five European countries) to estimate the prevalence of RLS in Australia. 8. [pbs.gov.au]
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder rarely diagnosed in Europe or USA: the REST (RLS epidemiology, symptoms and treatment) study in primary care. Mov Disord 2002 ; 17 (suppl 5) : S240 –1. [jnnp.bmj.com]
Comorbidity of DSM IV pathological gambling and other psychiatric disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and related conditions. J Clin Psychiatr. 2005; 66 564-574 16 Petry N. [dx.doi.org]
Pathophysiology
We review the definition, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, and treatment of RLS, and assess the clinical and preclinical evidence for a pharmacologic rationale for D(3) agonism in general and of the claimed D(3) selectivity of ropinirole and pramipexole [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
We review the definition, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, and treatment of RLS, and assess the clinical and preclinical evidence for a pharmacologic rationale for D 3 agonism in general and of the claimed D 3 selectivity of ropinirole and pramipexole [dx.doi.org]
The latter are very effective in restless legs syndrome, which suggests a central role for the dopaminergic system in the pathophysiology of the disorder. [jnnp.bmj.com]
Prevention
We showed that ropinirole can prevent rotenone-induced apoptosis in dopaminergic cell line SH-SY5Y through D3 receptor. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Get up slowly and steady yourself to prevent a fall. Buy Ropinirol [generalhlthnews.org]
There are two reasons to take pramiepxole : to treat current symptoms and to prevent the return of symptoms. These two reasons will be different in each condition, and in many cases the decision to continue or stop it will be a personal one. [moodtreatmentcenter.com]
Overview of Parkinson's Disease Bridging the Gap in Treatment with the Ropinirole Implant Continuous dopaminergic stimulation (CDS) by subdermal delivery of dopamine agonists through the Ropinirole implant may palliate motor complications and delay or prevent [titanpharm.com]
Related Disease Conditions Treatment & Diagnosis Medications & Supplements Prevention & Wellness References REFERENCE: FDA Prescribing Information. [medicinenet.com]