LSD and post-hallucinogen perceptual disorder
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EEG coherence in post-LSD visual hallucinations.
LSD use in certain individuals may result in chronic visual hallucinations, a DSM-IV syndrome known as hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD). We studied 38 HPPD subjects with a mean of 9.7 years of persistent visual hallucinations and 33 control subjects. Measures of local and medium distance EEG spectral coherence were calculated from all subjects. Coherence, a measure of spectral...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Addiction
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0965-2140,1360-0443
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1994.tb00966.x