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"String Hallucinations": Multimodal Tactile and Visual Hallucinations in Parkinson's Disease
Jesús Pérez-Pérez1,2, Javier Pagonabarraga1,2, Ramón Fernández-Bobadilla1,2
1Movement Disorders Unit Neurology Department Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Instituto de investigación biomédica Sant Pau Barcelona Spain.
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
|February 5, 2019
Summary
Researchers identified a new type of hallucination in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients called "string hallucinations." This involves the tactile and visual sensation of imaginary threads emerging from the hands.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Movement Disorders
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Hallucinations are a known non-motor symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Existing literature primarily describes visual hallucinations in PD.
- A specific type of multimodal hallucination has not been well-characterized.