Charles Bonnet Syndrome: An Often-Misunderstood Clinical Condition.

Springer, Joseph M.

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ERIC Number: EJ613019

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Charles Bonnet Syndrome: An Often-Misunderstood Clinical Condition.

Springer, Joseph M.

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v94 n9 p595-97 Sep 2000

This article discusses Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS), a disability in which the individual has visual hallucinations that are complex, persistent, or repetitive, retains full or partial insight into the unreality of the hallucinations, does not have hallucinations in other modalities, and does not have delusional ideation. (Contains 12 references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Incidence, Individual Characteristics, Neurological Impairments, Older Adults, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Visual Impairments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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