Scientists found out why Parkinson’s patients sometimes see ghosts. In their opinion, the damage in the frontal-temporal share, which cause vision. It is reported by Daily Mail.
about half of people suffering from the disease, feel a feeling of unclear presence of something nearby. Minor hallucinations often arise before other Parkinson symptoms, such as tremor and muscle rigidity. Patients with more severe manifestations are likely to have a stronger decrease in cognitive functions as disease progresses, scientists believe.
“They are felt by the angels who defend me. They do not harm me. They go for me everywhere. In some sense it is encouraging, because I am not alone,” explained his feelings Joseph Rey, experiencing visions.
Parkinsonism is striking one of 500 people. It is expressed by muscle stiffness, slow motion, tremor, sleep disorders. This is a progressive neurological disease in which cells are destroyed in the part of the brain that controls the movement. Patients depleted the reserves of dopamine, hormone joy.
Currently there is no medicine and method to stop the progression of the disease. Scientists argue that there is little information about hallucinations, because patients are often shy to report them.
previously became known that the loss of smell (hyposimia) turned out to be a symptom of Parkinson’s disease. People with this diagnosis indicated that several years before the development of the ailment, their sense of smell changed.