Charles Bonnet Syndrome: A Case Report

Year 2013, Volume: 3 Issue: 3, 190 - 192, 01.09.2013

Hatice Harmancı Mehmet Gökbakan Hüseyin Ortak

Abstract

Charles Bonnet sendromu, görme kaybıyla giden hastalıklarda görsel varsanıların ortaya çıktığı bir klinik antitedir. Çoğunlukla ileri yaşlarda gelişir ve genellikle hastaların özgeçmişlerinde ruhsal hastalık öyküsü yoktur. Bu sendromu yaşayanların bilişsel yetileri normaldir, gördüklerinin gerçek olmadığını bilirler. Hastalar, çoğunlukla “deli” damgası yemek çekincesiyle yaşadıklarını dile getirmezler ancak artan korku ve kaygı nedeniyle psikiyatri polikliniklerine başvururlar. Bu olgu sunumunda diyabetik retinopati nedeniyle her iki gözünü kaybeden, görsel varsanıları nedeniyle yaşam kalitesi bozulan 73 yaşındaki erkek hasta literatür bilgileri eşliğinde tartışılacaktır

Keywords

Charles Bonnet sendromu, görme kaybı, görme varsanısı

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: A Case Report

Abstract

Charles Bonnet syndrome is a clinical entity in which visual hallucinations are encountered during the prognosis of illnesses presenting with vision loss. The syndrome occurs usually in the elderly and there is generally no history of mental disorder to mention. . Patients’ ability to test the reality is generally conserved and they point out that what they see is not real. Affected people, for fear of being criticized as “insane”, do not easily express their experiences but they refer to a psychiatrist because of the increasing fear and anxiety. In this case report, a 73 years old male patient who has lost his vision due to diabetic retinapathy and whose quality of life was affected will be discussed in the acccompaniment of literature data.

Keywords

Charles Bonnet syndrome, vision loss, visual hallucination

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