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Case Reports
. 1991 Oct;48(10):1091-2.
doi: 10.1001/archneur.1991.00530220113031.

Visual hallucinations and racing thoughts on eye closure after minor surgery

C M Fisher  1
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Case Reports

Visual hallucinations and racing thoughts on eye closure after minor surgery

C M Fisher. Arch Neurol. 1991 Oct.

Abstract

Two hours after minor surgery under local anesthesia, a 67-year-old man developed vivid visual hallucinations that were present only when he closed his eyes. After lasting 4 hours, the hallucinations were succeeded by racing thoughts, lasting 2 hours, and then by illusionary movements of his body. The reaction was attributed to the effect of lidocaine. The case resembles one previously reported.

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