title: Musical hallucinations associated with pontine lacunar lesions.
abstract: Three elderly patients experienced musical hallucinations (MH) in the context of hearing loss. In at least two of the cases, the onset was sudden. All three patients had pontine T2/FLAIR hyperintense foci on MR scan after the onset of the MH.
authors.affiliation: Dept. ofPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. mserby@chpnet.org
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Serby
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lalwani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents