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Case Report • Dement. neuropsychol. 4 (4) • Oct-Dec 2010 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642010DN40400016   copy

Multiple hallucinations due to brainstem injury: A case report

Alucinações múltiplas devido a lesão no tronco cerebral: relato de caso

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Abstract

We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with brainstem encephalitis in the third trimester of pregnancy. She presented complex visual and auditory hallucinations in the acute disease phase (hearing opera arias and seeing room furniture upside-down). Hallucinations resolved with antiviral treatment.

Key words:
auditory hallucinations; visual hallucinations; brainstem encephalitis

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