Isolated Musical Obsession
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Dear Sir, It was of interest to read the case report on musical obsessions (Journal 1999, 41,77-78). The clinical picture, especially the phenomenon of a particular set of known musical notes repeatedly being perceived resembles Palinacousis. This phenomenon was descnbed by Jacob and associates in 1973 as persistent or recurring paroxysmal auditory illusions in which enviornmentally produced auditory perceptions persist or recur for a vanable length of time after the initial stimulus has ended. These palinacoustic events are exact replicas or fragments of the original sound. The source may be a voice, music or random noises and the sensation is often indistinguishable from the original stimulus. They are generally neutral in content and characteristically occur in the absence of other psychiatric symptoms (Malone & Leiman, 1983). Palinacousis is considered as a manifestation of temporal lobe dysfunction and responds to anticonvulsant medication (Patterson & Tomlinson, 1988)
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Musical obsessions are rare in both clinical practice and literature. A case is presented of a musical obsession which had the additional unique characteristics of acute onset, marked severity, and occurrence as an isolated symptom.
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