New challenge for physicians: are visual hallucinations and psychiatric disorder the same?

Authors

  • Cristina Sicorschi Family Medicine trainees, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
  • Laura del Riego Ardizzone Family Medicine trainees, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7175/rhc.v6i2.1038

Keywords:

Hallucinations, Comepetency, Mental, Visual acuity.

References

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Coletti Moja M, Milano E, Gasverde S, et al. Olanzapine therapy in hallucinatory visions related to Bonnet síndrome. Neurol Sci 2005; 26:168-70; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-005-0455-0

Jacob A, Prasad S, Boggild M, Chandratre S. Charles Bonnet syndrome- elderly people and visual hallucinations. BMJ 2004; 328: 1552; http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7455.1552

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Published

2015-04-30

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Editorial

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