18FDG-PET and electroencephalographic findings in a patient suffering from musical hallucinations.
The majority of reports on the phenomenon of musical hallucinations suggests that this abnormality is a complication of a progressive peripheral hearing deficit. The present case report and a review of the international literature would, however, indicate that this syndrome may be the result of a dysfunction of the temporal cortex.
Erkwoh
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Department of Psychiatry, RWTH Aachen, FRG.
Ebel
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Kachel
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Reiche
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Ringelstein
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EB
Büll
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Sass
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H
D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose