Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as hallucinations, are common in -neurodegenerative disorders and primarily in Parkinson's disease, where they -contribute significantly to disease morbidity and caregiver burden, -eventually -leading to early nursing home placement. As the average life expectancy in -developed nations continues on an upward trend, the incidence of -neurodegenerative disease and their neuropsychiatric complications follows in parallel. This review provides an -overview of synucleinopathies, tauopathies, prion diseases, and -heredodegenerative disorders in which visual hallucinations (VH) are -present. Epidemiological -information along with factors associated with symptom -presentation is outlined. The clinical characteristics of visual disturbances and their impact on disease -management are discussed. Relevant treatment options for VH in each -neurodegenerative syndrome are also reviewed. © 2010 Springer Japan.
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Papapetropoulos, S., & Scanlon, B. K. (2010). Visual hallucinations in neurodegenerative disorders. In Neuropsychiatric Disorders (pp. 51–63). Springer Japan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53871-4_4
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