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Pathological gambling and primary antiphospholipid (Hughes) syndrome: a unique neuropsychiatric association
Fecha
2011Registro en:
LUPUS, v.20, n.10, p.1086-1089, 2011
0961-2033
10.1177/0961203310397564
Autor
BARROS, S. M.
CARVALHO, J. F. de
Institución
Resumen
Neuropsychiatric conditions are common in patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) with or without vascular thrombosis of the central nervous system. There are frequent descriptions of memory alterations, cognition and mood disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and even conditions of mania and psychosis preceding the diagnosis of primary APS. However, this study is the first to present primary or secondary APS associated with habit or impulse control disorders. The authors describe the case of a 53-year-old male patient who had been a pathological gambler since adulthood and who has had APS for more than 20 years. We describe the case and review its characteristics, criteria for diagnosis and treatment offered for patients with this specific subtype of impulse disorder. Lupus (2011) 20, 1086-1089.