Peduncular hallucinosis due to a pineal meningioma. Case report.
The authors report the case of a 53-year-old woman who experienced visual hallucinations diagnosed as peduncular hallucinosis (PH). The cause of the PH was compression of the quadrigeminal plate and/or the splenium due to a meningioma originating from the falcotentorial junction (pineal meningioma). The nature of the visual hallucinations was depicted in drawings created by the patient herself. This is the first report of PH caused by a tumor located in the pineal region.
Miyazawa
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Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. su2t-myzw@asahi-net.or.jp
Fukui
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Otani
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Tsuzuki
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Katoh
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H
Ishihara
S
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Nawashiro
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H
Wada
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Shima
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D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology