Cese paradójico de un caso de síndrome de Charles Bonnet
- Santos Bueso, Enrique
- Serrador García, Mercedes
- Sáenz Francés, Federico
- Méndez Hernández, Carmen
- Martínez de la Casa, José M.
- García Feijoo, Julián
- García Sánchez, Julián
ISSN: 0365-6691
Year of publication: 2014
Volume: 89
Issue: 10
Pages: 418-420
Type: Article
More publications in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
Abstract
Case report 78-year-old male patient diagnosed with Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) showing secondary visual deficit toward end-stage glaucoma. He progressed to amaurosis, with an abrupt disappearance of hallucinations in parallel to the loss of residual vision. Discussion The paradoxical cessation of CBS occurs when the patient loses residual vision and progresses to amaurosis. The lack of stimulation, both in the corresponding retina and the cortex, lead to the disappearance of hallucinations because the desafferented and hyper-excited neurons lose the necessary stimulus that triggers CBS.