Charles Bonnet syndrome. Case report and subject revision.

Authors

  • Félix Alberto Pérez Estrada
  • Pedro Omar Betancourt Companioni
  • Sara Estela Romeu Yunaka
  • Eduardo Pérez Román
  • Haydée Román González

Abstract

The case of 77 years feminine patient appears, widow, coming from urban area, with hypertension antecedents, having regular treatment with enalapril 20 mg. everyday, with secondary visual deficit to age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), with progressive loss of visual acuity, she presented complex visual hallucinations in three years of evolution and after being studied by Psychiatry, Ophtalmology and Internal Medicine it was established the diagnosis of Charles Bonnet syndrome. This entity tends to be subdiagnosed in the scope of the health, given to its peculiarity and ignorance on the part of the medical personnel. It shows the main clinical characteristics of the syndrome, physiopathology, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment

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Author Biographies

Félix Alberto Pérez Estrada

Especialista de 2do Grado en Medicina Intensiva. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesor Instructor.

Pedro Omar Betancourt Companioni

Especialista de 1er Grado en Imagenología. Profesor Auxiliar.

Sara Estela Romeu Yunaka

Especialista de 1er Grado en Oftalmología. Profesor Asistente.

Eduardo Pérez Román

Estudiante de 5to. Año de medicina, alumno ayudante de Medicina Intensiva.

Haydée Román González

Licenciada en Psicología.

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2013-12-19

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Pérez Estrada FA, Betancourt Companioni PO, Romeu Yunaka SE, Pérez Román E, Román González H. Charles Bonnet syndrome. Case report and subject revision. Mediciego [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 19 [cited 2024 May 18];19(1). Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/261

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2013): Suplemento 1

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