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Astrid Thomas

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New approaches to understanding hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: phenomenology and possible origins.

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics December 2007 Marco Onofrj, Astrid Thomas, Laura Bonanni

The authors review current literature on hallucinations in Parkinson's disease (PD). Recent neuropathological studies showed that hallucinations occur in synucleinopathies and are a significant predictor of Lewy Body depositions. Therefore, hallucinations are a hallmark of PD and of dementia with Lewy Bodies. Visual hallucinations are mostly complex and kinematic; preserved or disturbed insight...