Volume 37 · Number 8
AUGUST 2007
Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Long-term Outcome of Treatment
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Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) was first described by Swiss philosopher Charles Bonnet in 1760. The defining characteristics of the syndrome include visual impairment, complex visual hallucinations, preservation of mental competence, and insight. The syndrome is an infrequently diagnosed but rather common cause of complex visual hallucinations. Its prevalence in patients with visual impairment varies from 10% to 15%, and it occurs most commonly in elderly people. The common conditions leading to the syndrome are age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataract.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Nahla Mahgoub, MD, is Staff Psychiatrist, Weill Cornell University-Westchester Division, New York. Michael Serby, MD, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
Address correspondence to Dr. Mahgoub via e-mail at: [email protected].
Dr. Mahgoub and Dr. Serby have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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