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“In the midnight hour”: a case report of musical hallucinations with multiple etiological factors treated with lamotrigine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2010

J. D. Huntley ,
A. Sandall  and
M. Philpot
J. D. Huntley
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, U.K. Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
A. Sandall
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, U.K.
M. Philpot
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, U.K. Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
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Abstract

We report the case of JW, a 66-year-old woman who presented with musical hallucinations and multiple etiological factors for these rare phenomena. We discuss these factors and the successful amelioration of her symptoms with lamotrigine.

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Case Report
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , March 2011 , pp. 322 - 324
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2010

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