title: Hallucinations of musical notation.
abstract: Hallucinations of musical notation may occur in a variety of conditions, including Charles Bonnet syndrome, Parkinson's disease, fever, intoxications, hypnagogic and hypnopompic states. Eight cases are described here, and their possible cerebral mechanisms discussed.
authors.affiliation: NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10014, USA. mail@oliversacks.com
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sacks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012660:Semantics
keywords: Charles Bonnet syndrome; Parkinson’s disease; hallucinations; mental imagery; music