Abstract
An 83-year-old woman experienced the abrupt onset of musical hallucinations. She had had long-standing progressive hearing loss due to otosclerosis. The clinical, psychopathological and pathogenetic aspects of this syndrome are discussed by means of a review of the literature.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Attention
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Female
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Hallucinations / diagnosis
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Hallucinations / psychology*
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Humans
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Music*
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Presbycusis / diagnosis
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Presbycusis / psychology*
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Sound Localization
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Tinnitus / diagnosis
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Tinnitus / psychology*