Hallucinations
- Guest Writer
- Mar 1
- 1 min read
One of the strangest symptoms of Parkinson's is the sudden appearance of unexplained figures – whether that's a cat or a small child, a barking dog or a fully clad Venetian – in your environment. There hallucinations can be benign, but they can also be unsettling, and this week we're trying to find out what's causing them. Are they related to night terrors? Can they always be rationalised? And are there any potential treatment pathways for people struggling with hallucinatory visions? As ever, we're aided in our quest of understanding by a top expert.
Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. To read Rory's summary of this week's episode, click here.
Guest Biographies
Dr Suzanne Reeves
Suzanne Reeves is a Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology and, since Sept 2023, has been Head of the Mental Health of Older Adults Department in the Division of Psychiatry, University College London and the Mental Health in Neurodegeneration subtheme lead for the UCLH BRC. [Source: UCL]
