Charles-Bonnet syndrome Flashcards
1
Q
What is Charles-Bonnet syndrome?
A
Common cause of complex visual hallucination.
2
Q
What is Charles-Bonnet syndrome characterised by?
A
Persistent or recurrent complex hallucinations (usually visual or auditory), occurring in clear consciousness
3
Q
What does Charles-Bonnet syndrome usually occur ona background of?
A
Visual impairment
4
Q
Which form of visual impairment is Charles-Bonnet syndrome
associated with?
A
Age related macular degeneration
5
Q
How does Charles-Bonnet syndrome
usually present?
A
Well formed, vivid, elaborate, and often stereotyped visual hallucinations in a partially sighted person who has insight into the unreality of what he or she is seeing.
