Open AccessA case of peduncular hallucinosis presenting as a primary psychiatric disorder
Author(s) -
Vasfiye Burcu Dogan,
Ayten Ceyhan Dırıcan,
Ayhan Köksal,
Sevim Baybaş
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.120469
Subject(s) - medicine , midbrain , psychiatry , central nervous system
Peduncular hallucinosis usually occurs due to vascular or infectious midbrain lesions or brain stem compression by tumors. We present a peduncular hallucinosis case in a 63-year-old female with brain stem infarction, which can easily be misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder.