Butterflies and black lacy patterns: The prevalence and characteristics of Charles Bonnet hallucinations in an Australian population

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 659-665

  Vukicevic, Meri ^a   Fitzmaurice, Kerry ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charles Bonnet Syndrome; Pathway lesions; Vision impairment; Visual hallucinations; Visual images

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TIME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 55649093472     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2008.01814.x     Document Type: Article

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