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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Apr;17(4):317–323. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181953b9a

TABLE 2. Comparison of Clinical Signs and Symptoms in Subjects With and Without Visual Hallucinations.

VH-Negative (n = 121) VH-Positive (n = 27)
Individual Symptoms n (%) n (%) p
Parkinsonism:
Asymmetrical tremor 11 (9.1%) 6 (22.0%) 0.09
Rigidity 11 (9.1%) 6 (22.0%) 0.09
Bradykinesia 16 (13.2%) 4 (14.8%) 0.76
Postural or gait disturbance 24 (19.8%) 11 (40.7%) 0.04
Masked facies 8 (6.6%) 4 (14.8%) 0.23
Shuffling gait 13 (10.7%) 6 (22.2%) 0.12
Multiple falls 25 (20.7%) 10 (37.0%) 0.08
Neuropsychiatric:
Delusions 48 (39.7%) 19 (70.4%) 0.005
Agitation or aggression 68 (56.2%) 22 (81.5%) 0.02
Depression or dysphoria 73 (60.3%) 19 (70.4%) 0.39
Anxiety 71 (58.7%) 19 (70.4%) 0.29
Elation or euphoria 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) -
Apathy or indifference 70 (57.9%) 23 (85.2%) 0.008
Disinhibition 14 (11.6%) 6 (22.2%) 0.21
Irritability 61 (50.4%) 12 (44.4%) 0.67
Lability 43 (35.5%) 10 (37.0%) 1.000
Aberrant motor behavior 65 (53.7%) 18 (66.7%) 0.29
Pacing 31 (25.6%) 12 (44.4%) 0.06

All p < 0.01 are in bold, tests based on Fisher’s exact method for 2 × 2 tables.

VH: visual hallucination.