| Using the presence of visual hallucinations to differentiate Parkinson's disease from atypical parkinsonism. | |
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PMID: 17872984 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: Visual hallucinations (VH) occur frequently in Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and are much less common in other bradykinetic rigid syndromes. Pathological series suggest that the presence of VH is highly specific for Lewy body pathology. To address the issue of diagnosis in patients with parkinsonism, we developed instructions for a structured interview (Queen Square Visual Hallucination Inventory (QSVHI)), capable of rapidly screening for VH in the outpatient setting. METHODS: 181 consecutive patients from a specialist movement disorders clinic were tested (115 with PD, 23 with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), 9 with multiple system atrophy (MSA), 5 with vascular parkinsonism, 19 with unclassifiable parkinsonism (UP) and 8 others), and 15 selected patients from other clinics and 14 neurologically normal controls. The characteristics of hallucinators and non-hallucinators were compared and the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of VH for a clinical diagnosis of PD calculated. RESULTS: Screening questions identified VH in only 38% of patients with PD. The QSVHI identified VH in 75% of patients with PD and 47% of those with UP. The specificity of VH identified by the QSVHI for PD was 91%, sensitivity was 62%, positive predictive value was 95% and negative predictive value was 48%. CONCLUSIONS: The QSVHI appears to be a sensitive method for identifying VH in a movement disorders clinic. VH occurred predominantly in PD and very rarely in PSP and MSA. Among patients with unclassifiable or undetermined parkinsonism, the presence of VH should be considered a red flag for underlying Lewy body pathology. |
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D R Williams; J D Warren; A J Lees |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-09-14 |
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Title: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry Volume: 79 ISSN: 1468-330X ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
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Created Date: 2008-05-19 Completed Date: 2008-05-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985191R Medline TA: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 652-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Faculty of Medicine, Neurosciences, Monash University, Alfred Hospital Campus, Commercial Rd, Melbourne 3004, Australia. david.williams@med.monash.edu.au |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Ambulatory Care Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnosis, Differential England Female Hallucinations / diagnosis*, epidemiology Humans Interview, Psychological Lewy Body Disease / diagnosis, epidemiology Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Multiple System Atrophy / diagnosis, epidemiology Neurologic Examination Parkinson Disease / diagnosis*, epidemiology Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnosis*, epidemiology Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / diagnosis, epidemiology |
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