Complex visual hallucinations and delusional infestation comorbidity



Título del documento: Complex visual hallucinations and delusional infestation comorbidity
Revista: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000350706
ISSN: 0004-282X
Autores: 1
2
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Instituciones: 1Instituto de Previdencia dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Jul
Volumen: 70
Número: 7
Paginación: 553-554
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Correspondencia
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en español Complex visual hallucinations (CVH) may emerge in several circumstances, generally detailed and colorful, during clear sensorium. They include people or children, Lilliputian images, deformed faces, animals and complex scenes, being more common during poor light or personal isolation, with variable insight. Treatment of CVH depends on the etiology, albeit evidence for pharmacotherapy is limited1. Delusional infestation (DI) is an uncommon condition, in which patients believe that insects or small vermin are living or thriving on and in the skin or body. It may be the sole psychiatric disturbance or in association with an underlying disorder. Presence of hallucinations congruent with the delusions does not exclude the diagnosis2. DI treatment is particularly based on second generation antipsychotics (SGA)3. We report a case presenting DI and CVH treated with aripiprazole
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Neurología,
Psiquiatría,
Alucinaciones,
Comorbilidad,
Deficiencia visual,
Aripiprazole
Keyword: Medicine,
Neurology,
Psychiatry,
Delusions,
Comorbidity,
Visual deficiency,
Aripiprazole
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