Crime and Parkinson's: The jury is out | Zendy

Santens P. | Zendy; De Letter M. | Zendy; Lees A.J. | Zendy; Krack P. | Zendy; van den Heuvel O.A. | Zendy; Bloem B.R. | Zendy

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Crime and Parkinson's: The jury is out

Author(s) -

Santens P.,

De Letter M.,

Lees A.J.,

Krack P.,

van den Heuvel O.A.,

Bloem B.R.

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

movement disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352

H-Index - 198

eISSN - 1531-8257

pISSN - 0885-3185

DOI - 10.1002/mds.27436

Subject(s) - jury , medicine , university hospital , psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , political science , law

A recent murder trial in Belgium attracted widespread media attention and raised marked concerns within the Parkinson's community. On trial was a 55-year-old man with a 14-year history of Parkinson's disease (PD) who confessed to raping and then murdering 2 women. He had attempted to victimize 2 additional women in a similar way. His defense lawyers argued that pathological impulsivity caused by his dopaminergic treatment was responsible for his actions. Our aim here is to place this devastating case history in a broader perspective, highlighting the need to carefully judge a person's actions against the background of a highly complex neuropsychiatric disorder such as PD, its treatment and treatment-related side effects, substance abuse, and any premorbid character traits.

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