Management of psychosis in Parkinson's disease.

摘要: Psychosis is one of the most disabling complications associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) and occurs in up to 30% PD patients treated chronically antiparkinsonian drugs. Visual hallucinations, or without delirium paranoid delusions, are frequent symptoms. complicating can be more than motor symptoms PD; it frequently poses a serious threat patient's ability maintain independence single greatest risk factor for nursing home placement. Choosing an antipsychotic drug patient common clinical dilemma. The conventional drugs poorly tolerated because their predictable at times profound worsening parkinsonian recent availability atypical that control psychotic compromising function has led significant advances therapeutic strategies management psychosis community. This article reviews data on use antipsychotics current recommendations psychosis.