01423nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653002200074653001400096653002700110653001100137653001900148653001100167653001000178653001200188653000900200653001600209653001500225653002400240653001300264100001300277245008100290300001100371490000700382520070600389022001401095       1996                            d  c1996 Apr10aAdult10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aBlindness10aDisease Susceptibility10aFemale10aHallucinations10aHumans10aJapan10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrevalence10aSensory Deprivation10aSyndrome1 aAdachi N00aCharles Bonnet syndrome in leprosy; prevalence and clinical characteristics.  a279-810 v933 a<p>Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is diagnosed when a visually impaired patient without any mental disorder develops visual hallucinations. A survey of patients in a National Leprosarium revealed that the point prevalence of CBS in leprosy was 0.4%. This prevalence appears to be high, as few cases with CBS have been reported. The semeiology of visual hallucinations was typical of CBS. However, the clinical features were different from previous reported cases because of the history of leprosy and associated multi-sensory loss. Patients with leprosy appear to be at increased risk for CBS, due to frequent eye complications combined with sensory loss, ageing, and intact intellectual functions.</p>  a0001-690X