Department of Psychiatry, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
J Clin Neurol. 2013 Apr;9(2):133-7. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2013.9.2.133. Epub 2013 Apr 4.
Pathological gambling (PG), which is characterized by consistent, repetitive gambling and unsuccessful quitting attempts, is classified as an impulse control disorder. PG has also been reported in patients with Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
A 53-year-old male visited the outpatient clinic due to excessive gambling and personality changes. Based on electrophysiological findings and neuropsychiatric assessment, he was diagnosed as frontotemporal dementia-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
This case report underlines that PG can also be seen in patients with neurological disorders involving the orbitofrontal cortex.
病理性赌博(PG)的特征为持续、重复的赌博行为和戒赌失败,被归类为冲动控制障碍。在帕金森病、额颞叶痴呆和肌萎缩侧索硬化症患者中也有 PG 的报道。
一名 53 岁男性因过度赌博和个性改变而到门诊就诊。根据电生理发现和神经精神评估,他被诊断为额颞叶痴呆-肌萎缩侧索硬化症。
本病例报告强调了涉及眶额皮质的神经障碍患者也可能出现 PG。