%0 Journal Article
%T Peduncular hallucinosis associated with a pontine cavernoma
%A Michael Couse
%A Robert Bota
%A Sean Comeau
%A Todd Wojtanowicz
%J Mental Illness
%D 2018
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R https://doi.org/10.4081/mi.2018.7586
%X Peduncluar hallucinosis is a rare neurological disorder characterized by visual hallucinations, often described to be vivid and dream-like. While the exact pathophysiology has yet to be elucidated, most cases to date have suggested an etiology stemming from lesions to the thalamus or midbrain. Here presented is a case of a 54-year-old female with peduncular hallucinosis secondary to a pontine cavernoma hemorrhage in the setting of essential hypertension. The patient¡¯s vivid visual and auditory hallucinations aligned temporally with the the lesion¡¯s discovery and resolved after pharmaceutical treatment. This case represents a rare form of peduncular hallucinosis secondary to a pontine cavernoma hemorrhage leading to vasospasm in the arteries feeding the brainstem.
%U https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/7586