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  • Title: Atypical Charles Bonnet hallucinations: an elf in the woodshed, a spirit of evil, and the cowboy malefactors.
    Author: Needham WE, Taylor RE.
    Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis; 2000 Feb; 188(2):108-15. PubMed ID: 10695839.
    Abstract:
    In this article, the authors review the literature on the Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS), a condition involving visual hallucinations in normal persons with severe sight loss. Attempts to assess the characteristics of this "phantom vision" have resulted in descriptions of a "typical" CBS hallucination. However, the many exceptions to a modal CBS experience cause the authors to postulate two other general categories of CBS hallucinations: a) the atypical sensory/perceptual (ASP), and b) the atypical psychodynamic (APD) hallucinations. Case studies illustrating these two types are provided. Extending the categories of Charles Bonnet hallucinations allows for more specific diagnosis, treatment, and may result in the possibility of greater precision in future research.
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