Desires, impulses, sexuality… When our brain makes us lose our reason

By  Dr Nathalie Szapiro-Manoukian

Published yesterday at 6:03 p

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“Most often, the treatment of these delirious patients is done under duress, following a criminal act,” explains Dr.
^M. - Paranoid delirium, atypical excitement, side effect of a medication or an anatomical lesion... There is notne, but explanations for these pathological "loves" which lead to behavioral disorders, sometimes to the point of 'assault.

Can a person with exemplary behavior suddenly display unbridled and completely inappropriate sexual behavior ? It's not impossible, and it's happened to patients with Parkinson's disease . In question? Their treatment. “One of the classes of drugs prescribed is dopamine agonists, which powerfully stimulate the limbic circuit, involved in desires and motivation. In the event of an overdose, the libido can explode, which gives rise to all kinds of inappropriate sexual behavior and addictions (particularly to sex),” ^explains Professor Marc Vérin, neurologist at Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, founder of the Parkinson Bretagne expert center and president of the Rennes Institute of Clinical Neurosciences. But the doctor immediately reassures: today, it is a well-known adverse effect, “neurologists are therefore very careful and patients are warned” .

Other situations can derail sexuality. This is the case of…

Desires, impulses, sexuality… When our brain makes us lose our reason

By  Dr Nathalie Szapiro-Manoukian

Published yesterday at 6:03 p.m., updatedyesterday at 6:03 p.m.

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“Most often, the treatment of these delirious patients is done under duress, following a criminal act,” explains Dr.
^Marina  Litinetskaia. 461099752/A. Solano - stock.adobe.com

DECRYPTION - Paranoid delirium, atypical excitement, side effect of a medication or an anatomical lesion... There is not one, but explanations for these pathological "loves" which lead to behavioral disorders, sometimes to the point of 'assault.

Can a person with exemplary behavior suddenly display unbridled and completely inappropriate sexual behavior ? It's not impossible, and it's happened to patients with Parkinson's disease . In question? Their treatment. “One of the classes of drugs prescribed is dopamine agonists, which powerfully stimulate the limbic circuit, involved in desires and motivation. In the event of an overdose, the libido can explode, which gives rise to all kinds of inappropriate sexual behavior and addictions (particularly to sex),” ^explains Professor Marc Vérin, neurologist at Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, founder of the Parkinson Bretagne expert center and president of the Rennes Institute of Clinical Neurosciences. But the doctor immediately reassures: today, it is a well-known adverse effect, “neurologists are therefore very careful and patients are warned” .

Other situations can derail sexuality. This is the case of…

Desires, impulses, sexuality… When our brain makes us lose our reason

By  Dr Nathalie Szapiro-Manoukian

Published yesterday at 6:03 p.m., updatedyesterday at 6:03 p.m.

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“Most often, the treatment of these delirious patients is done under duress, following a criminal act,” explains Dr.
^Marina  Litinetskaia. 461099752/A. Solano - stock.adobe.com

DECRYPTION - Paranoid delirium, atypical excitement, side effect of a medication or an anatomical lesion... There is not one, but explanations for these pathological "loves" which lead to behavioral disorders, sometimes to the point of 'assault.

Can a person with exemplary behavior suddenly display unbridled and completely inappropriate sexual behavior ? It's not impossible, and it's happened to patients with Parkinson's disease . In question? Their treatment. “One of the classes of drugs prescribed is dopamine agonists, which powerfully stimulate the limbic circuit, involved in desires and motivation. In the event of an overdose, the libido can explode, which gives rise to all kinds of inappropriate sexual behavior and addictions (particularly to sex),” ^explains Professor Marc Vérin, neurologist at Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, founder of the Parkinson Bretagne expert center and president of the Rennes Institute of Clinical Neurosciences. But the doctor immediately reassures: today, it is a well-known adverse effect, “neurologists are therefore very careful and patients are warned” .

Other situations can derail sexuality. This is the case of…

Desires, impulses, sexuality… When our brain makes us lose our reason

By  Dr Nathalie Szapiro-Manoukian

Published yesterday at 6:03 p.m., updatedyesterday at 6:03 p.m.

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“Most often, the treatment of these delirious patients is done under duress, following a criminal act,” explains Dr.
^Marina  Litinetskaia. 461099752/A. Solano - stock.adobe.com

DECRYPTION - Paranoid delirium, atypical excitement, side effect of a medication or an anatomical lesion... There is not one, but explanations for these pathological "loves" which lead to behavioral disorders, sometimes to the point of 'assault.

Can a person with exemplary behavior suddenly display unbridled and completely inappropriate sexual behavior ? It's not impossible, and it's happened to patients with Parkinson's disease . In question? Their treatment. “One of the classes of drugs prescribed is dopamine agonists, which powerfully stimulate the limbic circuit, involved in desires and motivation. In the event of an overdose, the libido can explode, which gives rise to all kinds of inappropriate sexual behavior and addictions (particularly to sex),” ^explains Professor Marc Vérin, neurologist at Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, founder of the Parkinson Bretagne expert center and president of the Rennes Institute of Clinical Neurosciences. But the doctor immediately reassures: today, it is a well-known adverse effect, “neurologists are therefore very careful and patients are warned” .

Other situations can derail sexuality. This is the case of…

Desires, impulses, sexuality… When our brain makes us lose our reason

By  Dr Nathalie Szapiro-Manoukian

Published yesterday at 6:03 p.m., updatedyesterday at 6:03 p.m.

• Link copied

“Most often, the treatment of these delirious patients is done under duress, following a criminal act,” explains Dr.
^Marina  Litinetskaia. 461099752/A. Solano - stock.adobe.com

DECRYPTION - Paranoid delirium, atypical excitement, side effect of a medication or an anatomical lesion... There is not one, but explanations for these pathological "loves" which lead to behavioral disorders, sometimes to the point of 'assault.

Can a person with exemplary behavior suddenly display unbridled and completely inappropriate sexual behavior ? It's not impossible, and it's happened to patients with Parkinson's disease . In question? Their treatment. “One of the classes of drugs prescribed is dopamine agonists, which powerfully stimulate the limbic circuit, involved in desires and motivation. In the event of an overdose, the libido can explode, which gives rise to all kinds of inappropriate sexual behavior and addictions (particularly to sex),” ^explains Professor Marc Vérin, neurologist at Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, founder of the Parkinson Bretagne expert center and president of the Rennes Institute of Clinical Neurosciences. But the doctor immediately reassures: today, it is a well-known adverse effect, “neurologists are therefore very careful and patients are warned” .

Other situations can derail sexuality