Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	101946
Country	Taiwan

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Category	Geriatrics & Gerontology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Challenges in the management of visual and tactile hallucinations in elderly people
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Si-Sheng Huang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Si-Sheng Huang http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-3525
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Corresponding Author	Si-Sheng Huang, MD, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Changhua Christian Hospital, No. 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 500, Taiwan. 97278@cch.org.tw
Key Words	Delusional infestation; Dementia; Haptic hallucination; Scratching behavior; Tactile hallucination; Visual hallucination; Alzheimer’s disease
Core Tip	When elderly patients present with visual and tactile hallucinations, it is imperative to first exclude organic etiologies and substance use before considering primary psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. For patients with evident cognitive decline, additional assessment is warranted to evaluate potential impairments in instrumental activities of daily living and executive functions. Psychotic symptoms that emerge in late life are predominantly observed in individuals with dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. The occurrence of visual hallucinations and delusional infestations with associated scratching behaviors in elderly individuals may be linked to increased extracellular striatal dopamine levels in synapses, which is a consequence of striatal dopamine transporter dysfunction.
Publish Date	2024-12-18 08:36
Citation	<p>Huang SS. Challenges in the management of visual and tactile hallucinations in elderly people. <i>World J Psychiatry</i> 2025; 15(1): 101946</p>
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i1/101946.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i1.101946

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