Parkinson’s hallucinations can not directly determine the severity of the disease, some patients in the early stage can also appear, some patients in the late stage of the disease, that is, when the seriousness of the disease, there is a part of the Parkinson’s patients is the side effects of drugs lead to hallucinations.
1. Early stage: The first symptom of most Parkinson’s patients is motor symptom, i.e. tremor of limbs, accompanied by hand fine movement disorder, reduced walking arm swing and smaller pace, etc. Some patients may also have non-motor symptoms in the early stage. Some patients may also experience non-motor symptoms in the early stages, such as mental and cognitive disorders, such as depression, anxiety and hallucinations. This condition is not serious.
2. Late stage: about 15% to 30% of patients will have serious symptoms in the late stage of Parkinson’s, including severe motor symptoms and severe non-motor symptoms, of which mental and cognitive disorders in non-motor severe impairment will be manifested as dementia and hallucinations. These late-stage patients usually cannot take care of themselves, and the poor quality of life is more serious.
3. Drug side effects: anticholinergic drugs such as phenazopyridine, the main side effects are dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary difficulties, affecting cognition, and in severe cases, hallucinations, delusions and so on.
Parkinson’s patients with hallucinations should seek timely medical attention, clear diagnosis, comprehensive diagnosis and active treatment based on examination results and clinical symptoms.