Charles Bonnet Syndrome in the Setting of a Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injuries are often associated with a broad range of neuropsychiatric sequelae, for which no straightforward treatment approach is established. Historically, the treatment of traumatic brain injuries has been tailored towards the symptoms presented by the patient. In this paper, we pr...

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Autores principales: Irizarry, Ricardo, Sosa Gomez, Ariel, Tamayo Acosta, Jean, Gonzalez Diaz, Leonel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9482793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36147864
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29293
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Sumario:Traumatic brain injuries are often associated with a broad range of neuropsychiatric sequelae, for which no straightforward treatment approach is established. Historically, the treatment of traumatic brain injuries has been tailored towards the symptoms presented by the patient. In this paper, we present the case of a 42-year-old male with a past medical history significant for retinitis pigmentosa who suffered a traumatic brain injury and subsequently developed visual hallucinations consistent with Charles Bonnet syndrome.

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