Charles Bonnet syndrome

Also known as: Visual release hallucinations

Complex visual hallucinations with preserved insight in visually impaired people.

Medical specialty: Ophthalmology
Subspecialty: Ophthalmology / Neuro-ophthalmology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, slight female predominance; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Deafferentation-related cortical hyperexcitability.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (4)

faces or patterns seenformed visual hallucinationspreserved insightvision loss

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