TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Charles-Bonnet syndrome: Report of a case
JO  - Revista de Psiquiatria de la Facultad de Medicina de Barcelona
A1  - Grau, L.
A1  - Palomo, A.
SP  - 102
EP  - 105
VL  - 33
IS  - 2
N2  - Introducción: Complex visual hallucinations in the elderly people affected with visual impairment are characteristic of the Charles-Bonnet syndrome. In this paper we discuss a patient with this diagnosis and we review the subject from a historical, epidemiologic and therapeutic perspective. Clinical case: An 80 year-old male presented complex visual hallucinations after suffering a retinal bilateral thrombosis. Although the patient was aware of the unreality of the images, they produced severe distress and behavioural disturbances that led him to a suicide attempt. The patient was admitted in a psychiatric unit after an organic cause (tumor, cerebral stroke, others) was discarded performing neuroimaging tests. Other causes such as drug use or cognitive impairment were also discarded; hence he was diagnosed as Charles-Bonnet syndrome. After receiving antipsychotic treatment and psychotherapy his condition improved. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Charles-Bonnet syndrome diagnosis has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of hallucinatory processes in people with sensory impairment.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0213-7429
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -