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Published in: Neurological Sciences 9/2020

01-09-2020 | Deep Brain Stimulation | Letter to the Editor

Peduncular hallucinations after STN-DBS: an unusual case and review of the literature

Authors: Antonella Macerollo, B. Hammersley, K. Foy, J. Panicker, N. Fletcher, P. Byrne, J. Osman-Farah, P. Eldridge, S. Alusi

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 9/2020

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Peduncular hallucinations (PHs) describe a clinical syndrome characterised by vivid, dream-like visual hallucinations that intrude on normal wakefulness and are often associated with disturbances of sleep [7]. Typically, patients with PHs demonstrate insight into the nature of their hallucinations [8, 11]. …
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Metadata
Title
Peduncular hallucinations after STN-DBS: an unusual case and review of the literature
Authors
Antonella Macerollo
B. Hammersley
K. Foy
J. Panicker
N. Fletcher
P. Byrne
J. Osman-Farah
P. Eldridge
S. Alusi
Publication date
01-09-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04358-w

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