OPTICAL INTERVENTION FOR VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH VISUALIMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Authors
PANKOW L PLISKIN N LUCHINS D
Citation
L. Pankow et al., OPTICAL INTERVENTION FOR VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH VISUALIMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS, The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 8(1), 1996, pp. 88-92
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology",Psychiatry
Journal title
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
08950172
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
88 - 92
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-0172(1996)8:1<88:OIFVHA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Onset of visual hallucinations in elderly individuals is a widespread problem with an elusive etiology. Many patients with this problem have visual and cognitive deficits. Intervention with optical aids has not been investigated as a means of treating these hallucinations. The au thors report 3 cases in which optical aids were evaluated for efficacy in reducing frequency of visual hallucinations in elderly patients wi th dementia and visual deficits.