Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Visual Hallucination and COVID-19: What Is the Connection? A Case-Related Review of the Literature on Peduncular Hallucinosis Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Previous publications have discussed the occurrence of intracerebral hemorrhages, hallucinations and psychosis in COVID-19 patients. In this article, we reviewed literature on subject while depicting case a 63-year-old female patient who suffered from an hemorrhage right basal ganglia thalamus two weeks after diagnosis developed visual hallucinosis shortly after. We concluded that, there may be correlation between according to current literature, more research is yet needed clarify. our case, rather interpreted context peduncular related hemorrhage. compared patient’s lesion localization other 15 reported cases following hemorrhages Pubmed. summary, lesions were localized pons 52.9% cases, 17.7% and/or ganglia, mesencephalon respectively 5.8% temporal occipital lobe. The distribution pattern found consistent with previously proposed mechanism behind hallucinations.