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Charles Bonnet Syndrome with Peripheral and Central Findings
Author(s) -
FERNANDEZ ANTONY,
LICHTSHEIN GIL,
VIEWEG W. VICTOR R.,
WINFREY CHARLES J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199609)11:9<773::aid-gps387>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - peripheral , charles bonnet syndrome , psychology , medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , visual hallucination
The Charles Bonnet syndrome comprises complex vivid visual hallucinations without significant psychopathology or disturbed consciousness and has been known for several hundred years. A consensus is lacking whether eye and brain disease are necessary or exclusionary criteria for this syndrome. We describe the recent onset of complex and vivid visual hallucinations in a 73‐year‐old man with macular degeneration and a history of recurrent major depression. We discuss ophthalmologic and radiographic findings in the context of syndrome cause.