Charles Bonnet syndrome versus Occipital Epilepsy, a diagnostic challenge

Charles Bonnet syndrome versus Occipital Epilepsy, a diagnostic challenge

Authors

  • Holta Zhuzhuni San Raffaele Cassino - Casa di cura privata accreditataReparto Lungodegenza Medica Post-AcuzieVia G. Di Biasio, 1 03043Cassino (FR)Tel: 0776 [email protected]
  • Andrea Nazaret San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Frosinone, Italy
  • Lanfranco Iodice San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Frosinone, Italy
  • Saverio Celletti San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Frosinone, Italy
  • Sabrina Anticoli Department of Neuroscience, Stroke Unit San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy
  • Luigi Di Cioccio San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Frosinone, Italy
  • Francesco Cipolla San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Frosinone, Italy

Keywords:

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), epilepsy, visual complex hallucinations

Abstract

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is a disorder with visual deficit and complex recurrent visual hallucination in conscious patients, described for the first time by Charles Bonnet. It has been found in association with variable pathologic conditions of the eyes, central visual pathways and occipital lobe. Occipital lobe lesion is an important cause of visual field deficit associated with elementary simple hallucinations, whereas complex hallucinations are related to occipitotemporal and occipitoparietal visual association neocortex damage.

 

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15-06-2018

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CASE REPORTS

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Charles Bonnet syndrome versus Occipital Epilepsy, a diagnostic challenge. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];89(2):262-4. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/6250