auditory charles bonnet syndrome
- auditory charles bonnet syndrome
Atermusedtodenote" musical hallucinations occurring in association with moderate or severe " hearing loss. By analogy with the pathophysi-ology of "Charles Bonnet syndrome in individuals with diminished visual acuity, it has been suggested that this type of musical hallucination may be due to " deafferentiation.
References
Evers, S., Ellger, T. (2004). The clinical spectrum of musical hallucinations. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 227, 55-65.
Dictionary of Hallucinations.
J.D. Blom.
2010.
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