HALLUCINATION AND RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Abstract
Objective: Hallucination is one of the non-motor symptoms in Parkinson disease (PD). Several factors may affect the presence of hallucination. In the present study, we aimed to compare PD patients presenting with and without hallucinations, to determine risk factors, and to find out common hallucination types.
Material and Methods: Idiopathic Parkinson patients regarding to UK Parkinson Disease Society Brain Bank with and without hallucinations were compared. The patients with psychotic symptoms due to metabolic, infectious, and structural causes were excluded. Disease severity was evaluated by Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale and Hoehn and Yahr staging. Cognitive status was assessed by Minimental State Examination test. Depression was diagnosed on the basis of DSM-V Tr. Description of hallucination, treatment, co-morbidity, sleep disturbances, REM sleep behavioral disorder, age, gender, scores of test and scale, stage of disease were recorded.
Results: A total of 91 (59 female, 32 male) patients with idiopathic PD were enrolled. The group with hallucinations (Group 1) had 40 (43.9%) patients and the one without hallucinations (Group 2) had 51 (54.9%) patients. Total score of Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale was significantly higher in Group 1 than Group 2 (37.83±16.65; 30.18±14.83; p=0.028). Sleep disturbances were high in Group 1 (n=24, 60%) when compared to Group 2 (n=14, 27.4%) (p=0.007). The mean duration of hallucinations was 24.87±56.47 months in Group 1. Twenty-one patients (23.9%) had visual hallucinations; 15 (16.5%) patients had illusions (minor hallucinations); and four (4.4%) patients had auditory hallucinations.
Conclusion: Disease severity in Parkinson's disease may be a factor in the presence of hallucinations. Hallucinations may also occur with sleep disorders. Minor hallucinations are frequently observed in early stages, with visual hallucinations being the most common hallucinations that may occur in every disease stage.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Bahar Say
Türkiye
Yasemin Ünal
This is me
0000-0002-6110-9558
Türkiye
Tuğba Tunç
This is me
0000-0001-6510-7931
Türkiye
Gülnihal Kutlu
0000-0002-9325-4151
Türkiye
Ufuk Ergün
0000-0002-2664-1549
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 31, 2019
Submission Date
September 13, 2019
Acceptance Date
December 20, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 21 Number: 3