| Title |
The Charles Bonnet syndrome. Visual perceptive dysfunction in sensory deprivation. |
| Creator |
Siatkowski, R.M.; Zimmer, B.; Rosenberg, P.R. |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. |
| Abstract |
We present a series of four patients with the Charles Bonnet syndrome, which is characterized by recurrent vivid visual hallucinations in the presence of normal cognition and insight. It usually occurs in elderly people with ophthalmic pathology causing severe visual sensory deprivation. Our experience suggests that this syndrome is frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed by both ophthalmologists and psychiatrists. To our knowledge this is only the second series of cases of the syndrome in the American literature. |
| Subject |
Adult; Older people; Older people, 80 and over; Female; Hallucinations; Humans; Male; Syndrome; Vision Disorders; Visual Perception |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226208 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rv3tsb/226208 |
