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Musical hallucinations induced by bromocriptine
Author(s) -
KOBAYASHI Toshiyuki,
MIYATA Yoshifumi,
OKAMOTO Sohei,
KATO Satoshi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
psychogeriatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1479-8301
pISSN - 1346-3500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2004.00056.x
Subject(s) - bromocriptine , parkinsonism , dopaminergic , medicine , psychology , musical , dementia , audiology , dopamine , art , disease , hormone , prolactin , visual arts
A case of bromocriptine‐induced musical hallucinations in a 67‐year‐old patient with probable Lewy body dementia is reported. The patient was given bromocriptine for the treatment of parkinsonism. At a bromocriptine dosage of 7.5 mg, the patient complained, ‘I hear karaoke songs in the inner part of my head.’ The musical hallucinations gradually decreased after administration of the drug was discontinued. Bromocriptine is known to cause hallucinations, but not musical hallucinations. The dopaminergic effect of bromocriptine and the patient's cognitive impairment might have acted together to generate the musical hallucinations.