The neuropsychiatry of Parkinson's disease: advances and challenges

D Weintraub, D Aarsland, KR Chaudhuri… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
In people with Parkinson's disease, neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms are common
throughout the disease course. These symptoms can be disabling and as clinically relevant …

Reimagining cholinergic therapy for Alzheimer's disease

E Giacobini, AC Cuello, A Fisher - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Currently, enhancement of cholinergic neurotransmission via cholinesterase inhibitors
represents the main available approach to treat cognitive and behavioural symptoms of the …

The neuropsychiatry of Parkinson disease: a perfect storm

D Weintraub, E Mamikonyan - The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Affective disorders, cognitive decline, and psychosis have long been recognized as common
in Parkinson disease (PD), and other psychiatric disorders include impulse control …

The cholinergic brain in Parkinson's disease

J Pasquini, DJ Brooks, N Pavese - … Disorders Clinical Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The central cholinergic system includes the basal forebrain nuclei, mainly projecting to the
cortex, the mesopontine tegmental nuclei, mainly projecting to the thalamus and subcortical …

Minor hallucinations reflect early gray matter loss and predict subjective cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease

H Bejr‐Kasem, F Sampedro… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Well‐structured hallucinations in Parkinson's disease (PD) are
associated with poor prognosis and dementia. However, the predictive value of minor …

[HTML][HTML] Bilateral nucleus basalis of Meynert deep brain stimulation for dementia with Lewy bodies: a randomised clinical trial

J Gratwicke, L Zrinzo, J Kahan, A Peters, U Brechany… - Brain Stimulation, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of
dementia. Current symptomatic treatment with medications remains inadequate. Deep brain …

Cholinergic muscarinic M1 and M4 receptors as therapeutic targets for cognitive, behavioural, and psychological symptoms in psychiatric and neurological disorders

D Erskine, JP Taylor, G Bakker, AJH Brown, T Tasker… - Drug discovery today, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•The cholinergic system degenerates in many neuropsychiatric
disorders.•Cholinergic drugs typically increase all cholinergic activity.•Targeting M1 and M4 …

Parkinson disease psychosis: from phenomenology to neurobiological mechanisms

J Pagonabarraga, H Bejr-Kasem… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) psychosis (PDP) is a spectrum of illusions, hallucinations and
delusions that are associated with PD throughout its disease course. Psychotic phenomena …

Molecular imaging of the cholinergic system in Parkinson's disease

NI Bohnen, P Kanel, MLTM Müller - International review of neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the first identified neurotransmitters in the brain, acetylcholine, is an important
modulator that drives changes in neuronal and glial activity. For more than two decades, the …

[HTML][HTML] Grey matter volume loss in Parkinson's Disease Psychosis and its relationship with serotonergic gene expression: A meta-analysis

S Pisani, B Gunasekera, Y Lu, M Vignando… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Neuroanatomical alterations underlying psychosis in Parkinson's Disease
(PDP) remain unclear. We carried out a meta-analysis of MRI studies investigating the …