Therapeutic options in Charles Bonnet syndrome

被引:39
作者
Batra, A [1 ]
Bartels, M [1 ]
Wormstall, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TUBINGEN, DEPT PSYCHIAT & PSYCHOTHERAPY, D-72076 TUBINGEN, GERMANY
关键词
Charles Bonnet syndrome; optical hallucinations; melperone;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09917.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
The term 'Charles Bonnet syndrome' refers to visual pseudohallucinations occurring especially in elderly people with reduced visual acuity. Despite numerous case reports, few successful methods of treatment have been described. Therapies with classical neuroleptics, antidepressants or benzodiazepines have generally been found to be unpromising. Only with carbamazepine treatment has improvement been observed in a few cases. In the three cases reported here, we successfully treated the condition with the atypical neuroleptic melperone.
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