Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico

Charles Bonnet syndrome is an underrecognized condition characterized by complex visual hallucinations, ocular problems causing visual deterioration and preserved cognitive status. Its prevalence is 5/1000 in ambulatory ophthalmologic patients. Generally occurs in elderly people in whom it may be co...

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Autores principales:	Valencia,Camila, Franco,José Gabriel
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2008
Materias:	Charles Bonnet syndrome Delirium Hallucinations Haloperidol
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institution	Scielo Chile
collection	Scielo Chile
language	Spanish / Castilian
topic	Charles Bonnet syndrome Delirium Hallucinations Haloperidol
spellingShingle	Charles Bonnet syndrome Delirium Hallucinations Haloperidol Valencia,Camila Franco,José Gabriel Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico
description	Charles Bonnet syndrome is an underrecognized condition characterized by complex visual hallucinations, ocular problems causing visual deterioration and preserved cognitive status. Its prevalence is 5/1000 in ambulatory ophthalmologic patients. Generally occurs in elderly people in whom it may be confused with delirium or dementia. The first management step is to improve vision, if possible. Hallucinations may be managed pharmacologically. We report a 94 year-old woman with the characteristic clinical picture of the syndrome that improved with haloperidol
author	Valencia,Camila Franco,José Gabriel
author_facet	Valencia,Camila Franco,José Gabriel
author_sort	Valencia,Camila
title	Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico
title_short	Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico
title_full	Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico
title_fullStr	Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico
title_full_unstemmed	Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico
title_sort	síndrome de charles bonnet: manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. caso clínico
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2008
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Síndrome de Charles Bonnet: Manejo con haloperidol en paciente nonagenaria. Caso clínico

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