Case report: Environmental adjustment for visual hallucinations in dementia with Lewy bodies based on photo assessment of the living environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Visual hallucinations (VH) are associated with visual prediction error in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Given this relationship, environmental adjustments have been suggested, but detailed contents for implementing such environmental adjustments and assessments are poorly documented. This case report preliminarily demonstrates methods for improving VH through our experience with two patients with DLB. We conducted familial interviews to assess the phenomenological features of VH and reviewed photographs of patients' homes to identify the environmental triggers of VH, known as photo assessment of the living environment (PA-LE).

Case description

Patient 1 was a 78-year-old woman with a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 11/30. She experie

SUBMITTER: Ishimaru D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978580 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature