Multiple Sensory Loss and Visual Hallucination: Two Patients with Leprosy and Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Naoto Adachi, Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Neurocase July 1, 1996 DOI: 10.1080/13554799608402409 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 2 |
| Population | Two elderly patients with leprosy and Charles Bonnet syndrome |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | The visual hallucinations in two elderly patients with leprosy and Charles Bonnet syndrome were similar in phenomenology to most Charles Bonnet syndrome cases without leprosy. The authors propose that hallucination likelihood rises when multiple sensory deprivation is superimposed on an ageing nervous system. |
Abstract
We report two elderly patients with leprosy and Charles Bonnet syndrome who suffered from multiple sensory disturbances. The phenomenology of these visual hallucinations was similar to most cases without leprosy. The likelihood of hallucination Is increased when multiple sensory deprivation is superimposed upon an ageing nervous system.