Visual "release" hallucinations in juvenile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.
A child with juvenile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis developed formed and unformed visual hallucinations with the development of blindness. The hallucinations lasted for prolonged periods, were of simple, varied, and novel content and were not associated with any ictal manifestations. The clinical features support a "release" mechanism for the hallucinations.
Lanska
D J
DJ
Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0084.
Lanska
M J
MJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001766:Blindness / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009472:Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*