SYMPTOMATIC ACOUSTIC HALLUCINOSIS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND CASE-REPORT

Symptomatic hallucinoses can be observed after subcortical lesions of different localisation with a predominance of complex-visual perceptive disturbances. Only single cases with complex acustic hallusinoses have been reported in the literature. A 30-year-old patient is presented who suffered from a midbrain syndrome after severe traumatic brain injury and developed an acustic hallucinosis in the chronic stage of rehabilitation. The functional relevance and therapeutic strategies are considered with regard to the relevant literature.