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Case Reports
. 1985 Jan;48(1):29-38.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.48.1.29.

Complex visual hallucinations in the hemianopic field

H W Kölmel
Case Reports

Complex visual hallucinations in the hemianopic field

H W Kölmel. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1985 Jan.

Abstract

From 120 patients with an homonymous hemianopia 16 experienced complex visual hallucinations in the hemianopic field. The brain lesion was located in the occipital lobe, though damage was not limited to this area. Complex hallucinations appeared after a latent period. They were weak in colour and stereotypical in appearance, which allowed differentiation from visual hallucinations of other causes. Different behaviour after saccadic eye movement differentiated between complex visual hallucinations in the hemianopic field and visual auras of an epileptic origin.

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