Avoiding mental changes and falls in older Parkinson's patients.
Falling occurs more often in patients with Parkinson's disease when there is inadequate--not excessive--effect of the antiparkinsonian agent. Thus, falling may be evidence of a need for increased dosage. Of PD patients participating in a study, 60% reported experiencing hallucinations, confusion, vivid dreams, or nightmares. Confusion (34%) was the most commonly reported mental complaint; 27% reported vivid dreams; 26%, hallucinations; and 20%, nightmares.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000368:Aged; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents