Tactile hallucinations in Parkinson's disease

Hallucinations occur in up to 40% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and are mainly of a visual nature. We prospectively studied 8 patients with PD and tactile hallucinations (TH). TH occurred with a clear sensorium, and were long-lasting. In most cases they involved animals, were combin...

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Published in:Journal of neurology 2002-12, Vol.249 (12), p.1699-1703
Main Authors: FENELON, Gilles, THOBOIS, Stéphane, BONNET, Anne-Marie, BROUSSOLLE, Emmanuel, TISON, Francois
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Hallucinations - complications
Hallucinations - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Parkinson Disease - complications
Parkinson Disease - diagnosis
Parkinson's disease
Prospective Studies
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Summary:Hallucinations occur in up to 40% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and are mainly of a visual nature. We prospectively studied 8 patients with PD and tactile hallucinations (TH). TH occurred with a clear sensorium, and were long-lasting. In most cases they involved animals, were combined with other types of hallucinations occurring simultaneously (mainly formed visual hallucinations), and predominated in the evening and/or at night. Pharmacological and disease-related factors, including a disorder in rapid-eye-movement sleep mechanisms, could play a part in the pathophysiology of these hallucinations.
ISSN:0340-5354
1432-1459
DOI:10.1007/s00415-002-0908-9