Othello syndrome in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and report of a case series.

Giovanna De MicheleGianluigi Rosario PalmieriChiara PaneCarmen Diletta Paola Dello IacovoSandra PerilloFrancesco SaccàGiuseppe De MicheleAnna De Rosa

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

OS is not a rare disorder in PD, probably due not only to abnormal dopaminergic stimulation but also to serotonergic dysfunction in biologically predisposed subjects. Visual hallucinations and other concomitant psychiatric diseases, in particular depression, might represent a risk factor for the OS development.

Keyphrases

mental health
depressive symptoms
oxidative stress
sleep quality
case report