Charles Bonnet syndrome and visual acuity: The involvement of dynamic or acute sensory deprivation

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 254, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 362-364

  Shiraishi, Yasuko ^a   Terao, Takeshi ^a   Ibi, Kenji ^a   Nakamura, Jun ^a   Tawara, Akihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charles Bonnet syndrome; Sensory deprivation; Visual acuity; Visual hallucinations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VITRECTOMY;

HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 13244264663     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-004-0515-0     Document Type: Article

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