Think sight loss, think Charles Bonnet syndrome
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Cases: Charles Bonnet syndrome: visual loss and hallucinations.
69-year-old man presented to his doctor with complaints of visual hallucinations that first occurred 6 months before presentation. He reported having hallucinations most evenings. He saw the faces of people, odd shapes, animals and a spider, which he had tried to kill. He also reported seeing people that he knew sitting in the armchair next to his night table. The patient had no history of mood...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2515-8414,2515-8414
DOI: 10.1177/2515841419895909