[Musical hallucinations in hearing loss in the aged]

Nervenarzt. 1991 Jul;62(7):451-3.
[Article in German]

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

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Attention
  • Female
  • Hallucinations / diagnosis
  • Hallucinations / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Music*
  • Presbycusis / diagnosis
  • Presbycusis / psychology*
  • Sound Localization
  • Tinnitus / diagnosis
  • Tinnitus / psychology*