The neural basis of Charles Bonnet hallucinations: A hypothesis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 535-541

  Burke, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DREAM; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; DREAMS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MACACA; NERVE DEGENERATION; RETINA; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0036828778     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.5.535     Document Type: Article

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