Complex visual hallucinatory experience in an elderly blind woman with glaucoma: revisiting Charles Bonnet syndrome.

Journal: Clinical case reports

Volume: 6

Issue: 5

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Affiliated Institutions:  Division of Psychiatry Department of Internal Medicine School of Medicine The University of Dodoma Dodoma Tanzania. Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital Dodoma Tanzania.

Abstract summary 

For fear of being ridiculed, individuals with visual hallucinations hide their experiences and thus remain unrecognized and miss treatment. An elderly blind woman secondary to glaucoma experienced visual hallucinations accompanied by gross behavior disturbances. She improved with sodium valproate after haloperidol failed and remained relatively improved upon 3 months follow-up.

Authors & Co-authors:  Nyundo Azan A AA Mwombeki Innocent R IR

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Arun, P. , Jain R., and Tripathi V.. 2013. Atypical Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Indian J. Psychol. Med. 35:402–404.
Authors :  2
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1002/ccr3.1482
SSN : 2050-0904
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Behavioral disturbance;Charles Bonnet syndrome;visual hallucinations
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Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
England