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Charles Bonnet syndrome
Publication details
Dr Hannah Dix, MB BS, BSc(Hons), Dr Josie Jenkinson, MB BS, Dr Jim Bolton, MB BS, BSc(Hons), FRCPsych
Foundation Years Journal, volume 6, issue 6, p.46 (123Doc Education, London, June 2012)
Abstract
We describe a case of visual hallucinations in a man with visual impairment, a common phenomenon that is often under-recognised.
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Authors
Dr Hannah Dix, MB BS, BSc(Hons)
Foundation Doctor
Department of Liaison Psychiatry
St Helier Hospital
Dr Josie Jenkinson, MB BS
Specialist Registrar, Old Age Psychiatry
Department of Liaison Psychiatry
St Helier Hospital
Dr Jim Bolton, MB BS, BSc(Hons), FRCPsych (Corresponding author)
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist & Honorary Senior Lecturer,
Department of Liaison Psychiatry
St Helier Hospital
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
Surrey SM5 1AA
Tel: 020 8296 2682
Fax: 020 8296 3351
jim.bolton@swlsg-tr.nhs.uk
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