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Visual alcoholic hallucinosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Darina Sloan  and
James O'Boyle
James O'Boyle
Affiliation:
Dept. of Psychiatry, St Vincent's Hospital, Fairview, Dublin 3, Ireland.
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Abstract

A case of alcoholic hallucinosis with vivid visual hallucinations is presented. The relevant literature is briefly reviewed with reference to the aetiology of this condition.

Keywords

Alcoholic hallucinosisVisual hallucinations.
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , March 1998 , pp. 35 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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