Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This letter provides a concise review of the pertinent literature on visual and tactile hallucinations in elderly patients. The discussion addresses differential diagnoses and potential underlying mechanisms, as well as the psychopathology associated with tactile hallucinations, and emphasizes the necessity for investigation into the possibility of coexisting delusional infestation (parasitosis). These symptoms frequently manifest in patients with primary psychotic disorders, organic mental disorders, and substance use disorders. The proposed pathophysiological mechanisms may involve dopaminergic imbalances and dysfunction of the striatal dopamine transporter.
Source: World Journal of Psychiatry
Author: Si-Sheng Huang
Institutions: National Chung Hsing University, Changhua Christian Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405484001