title: Visual hallucinations as the presenting symptom of senile dementia.
abstract: A case of senile dementia that initially presented with complex visual hallucinations in the absence of clinical cognitive impairment or other psychopathology is described. Dementia must be added to the differential diagnosis of isolated visual hallucinations in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, Manchester.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Benbow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery; D014796:Visual Perception