title: Formed hallucination in the hemianopic field.
abstract: We present a case in which formed hallucinations were the sole presenting feature of an occipital infarct. The hallucinations occurred in the resulting hemianopic field. The localizing value of such phenomena is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Rennie
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology*; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014793:Visual Cortex; D014794:Visual Fields