Psychosis in Patients With Parkinson Disease Without Dementia

Parkinson disease (PD) psychosis is a clinical marker for increased disease burden.

Single Center Prospective Study of Psychosis in PD without Dementia]1]

Psychosis Common in PD without Dementia, Linked to Worse PD Symptoms

Psychosis Risk Increased with Dopamine Agonists

Limitations: Participants came from a tertiary care center, and may have been more educated than average

Avoid Dopamine Agonists in PD Visual Symptoms but without Dementia

Take Home Points

Reference

1. Barrett MJ, Smolkin ME, Flanigan JL, et al.

Characteristics, correlates, and assessment of psychosis in Parkinson disease without dementia

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Parkinsonism Relat Disord.

July 15, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.07.011.