[Musical hallucinations in hearing loss in the aged].
An 83-year-old woman experienced the abrupt onset of musical hallucinations. She had had long-standing progressive hearing loss due to otosclerosis. The clinical, psychopathological and pathogenetic aspects of this syndrome are discussed by means of a review of the literature.
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Neurologische Klinik mit Klinischer Neurophysiologie, Alfried-Krupp-Krankenhaus, Essen.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001288:Attention; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D011304:Presbycusis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013017:Sound Localization; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*
Musikalische Halluzinationen bei Schwerhörigkeit im Alter.