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In the new edition of the central Ohio PD Society newsletter there's a brief but interesting piece on hallucinations. In a Q and A section, the question is about visual hallucinations. The response, by Dr. George Paulsion of Ohio State U. PD 'Center of Excellence" states that visual hallucinations are not part of PD <italic>per se</italic>, but mostly drug related. In later stages, with developing cognitive problems,visual hallucinations may occur, especially for the aged and those on high med dosages. He goes on to say, which Peter found very interesting, that "seeing peripheral movements that do not exist, or having the sensation that someone is in the room when no one is there,is probably NOT hallucination and is extremely common in PD." Peter had just been telling me that he often had "a sense" that a family member was here, but he knew it wasn't so. I was glad that this seems NOT to be a sign of too many meds! Dr. Paulson also mentioned that if visual hallucinations occur in early stages, Lewy Body disease or a PD-Plus syndrome may be suspected. Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 79/8 Oxford, OH [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ask me about the CARE list for* * Parkinson's caregivers ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *