Charles Bonnet syndrome: a clinical case and a review of literature
https://doi.org/10.14412/2074-2711-2018-2-83-87
Abstract
Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) includes the visual hallucinations in patients with decreased/lost vision in both eyes or hemianopsia, which are unassociated with cognitive dysfunction or confusion. The paper describes a clinical case of a 77-year-old woman who had daily complex mobile visual hallucinations occurring mainly in the early dawning with open eyes and in clear consciousness. The patient was referred to the vascular center with lacunar stroke detected by magnetic resonance imaging, which was asymptomatic and could not cause hallucinations. The latter appeared for the first time a year before stroke in the presence of a dramatic bilateral visual decrease caused by proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The hallucinations were regarded as a manifestation of the CBS. Adequate therapy led to their disappearance. The paper provides a review of current publications on the prevalence, causes, clinical presentations, and treatment of CBS.
About the Authors
V. N. Grigoryeva
Volga Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Contact: Vera Naumovna Grigoryeva
18, Verkhne-Volzhskaya Embankment, Nizhny Novgorod 603950
T. N. Semenova
Volga Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia;
N.A. Semashko Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital
Russian Federation
18, Verkhne-Volzhskaya Embankment, Nizhny Novgorod 603950; 190, Rodionov St., Nizhny Novgorod 603126
Russian Federation
18, Verkhne-Volzhskaya Embankment, Nizhny Novgorod 603950; 190, Rodionov St., Nizhny Novgorod 603126
E. A. Egorova
N.A. Semashko Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital
Russian Federation
190, Rodionov St., Nizhny Novgorod 603126
Russian Federation
190, Rodionov St., Nizhny Novgorod 603126
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Grigoryeva V.N., Semenova T.N., Egorova E.A. Charles Bonnet syndrome: a clinical case and a review of literature. Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Psychosomatics. 2018;10(2):83-87. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14412/2074-2711-2018-2-83-87
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