Successful treatment of hallucinations associated with sensory impairment using gabapentin

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Holroyd, Suzanne [1 ]
Sabeen, Samia [1 ]
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[1] Univ Virginia, Dept Psychiat & Neurobehav Sci, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
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10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20.3.364
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Sensory impairment hallucinations, such as visual hallucinations with visual loss, may not respond to traditional treatments such as antipsychotics. In this case series, the authors describe four patients with either visual or musical hallucinations associated with sensory impairment who were successfully treated with gabapentin.
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