Prevalence and clinical correlates of psychotic symptoms in Parkinson disease: a community-based study.

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Authors

Dag Aarsland · Stavanger University Hospital

Jan Larsen · Stavanger University Hospital

Abstract

Hallucinations and delusions are common in patients with PD. More advanced and widespread brain changes seem to increase the risk for developing psychosis in patients with PD receiving levodopa therapy.

Topics & Keywords

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurological disorders and treatments Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 56, Issue 5, pp. 595-601

DOI: 10.1001/archneur.56.5.595

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