TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated visual hallucinations and the Charles Bonnet syndrome
T2 - A review of the literature and presentation of six cases
AU - Gold, Kenneth
AU - Rabins, Peter V.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Vivid visual hallucinations without other psychopathology have been reported for several hundred years. However, there is no consensus on whether these hallucinations should be considered a separate syndrome, the Charles Bonnet syndrome, or whether eye disease or brain disease is a necessary or exclusionary criterion for diagnosing this syndrome. In an attempt to resolve these issues, this article reviews the literature on isolated visual hallucinations and presents follow-up data from six cases. Criteria for diagnosing the Charles Bonnet syndrome are suggested.
AB - Vivid visual hallucinations without other psychopathology have been reported for several hundred years. However, there is no consensus on whether these hallucinations should be considered a separate syndrome, the Charles Bonnet syndrome, or whether eye disease or brain disease is a necessary or exclusionary criterion for diagnosing this syndrome. In an attempt to resolve these issues, this article reviews the literature on isolated visual hallucinations and presents follow-up data from six cases. Criteria for diagnosing the Charles Bonnet syndrome are suggested.
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U2 - 10.1016/0010-440X(89)90122-3
DO - 10.1016/0010-440X(89)90122-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 2647403
AN - SCOPUS:0024531791
SN - 0010-440X
VL - 30
SP - 90
EP - 98
JO - Comprehensive Psychiatry
JF - Comprehensive Psychiatry
IS - 1
ER -