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| ArticleTitle | Musical hallucinosis |
| Language | J |
| AuthorList | Akinori Futamura, Azusa Shiromaru, Seiichiro Ishigaki, Hirotaka Katoh, Kenjiro Ono, Mitsuru Kawamura |
| Affiliation | Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine |
| Publication | Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 31 (4), 246-253, 2015 |
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| Abstract | Musical hallucination is a complex auditory hallucination where subjects perceive complex sound in the form of music in the absence of acoustic stimulus. There are reports of perceiving music such as children's songs, folk songs, hymns, military songs and the national anthem. Furthermore, it has been reported in geriatric patients with hearing loss. Treatment is still under investigation. Some authors report that the use of a hearing aid, anti-epileptic drugs, anticholinergics, or antipsychotics may alleviate musical hallucination. The aging rate in Japan has exceeded 20%, ahead of any other country in the world, and there may be many undiagnosed subjects. Musical hallucination is thought to be auditory Charles Bonnet syndrome and associated with early dementia. Therefore, Charles Bonnet syndrome may help us to understand the psychiatric phenomenon of dementia. |
| Keywords | musical hallucinosis, Charles Bonnet syndrome, epilepsy, dementia |
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