A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical Hallucinations

A 67-year-old woman was hospitalized for rehabilitation from the after effects of a traumatic brain injury. In addition to memory impairment, attention disorder, and executive dysfunction, she experienced musical hallucinations. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral contusion in the bil...

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Main Author: Yasutaka Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481451
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description A 67-year-old woman was hospitalized for rehabilitation from the after effects of a traumatic brain injury. In addition to memory impairment, attention disorder, and executive dysfunction, she experienced musical hallucinations. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral contusion in the bilateral temporal lobes and the left frontal lobe. Case reports of musical hallucinations caused by traumatic brain injury are extremely rare.
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spelling doaj.art-e167d57b3b9340a4989923878cccfe522022-12-22T02:05:03ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Neurology1662-680X2018-01-0110171110.1159/000481451481451A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical HallucinationsYasutaka KobayashiA 67-year-old woman was hospitalized for rehabilitation from the after effects of a traumatic brain injury. In addition to memory impairment, attention disorder, and executive dysfunction, she experienced musical hallucinations. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral contusion in the bilateral temporal lobes and the left frontal lobe. Case reports of musical hallucinations caused by traumatic brain injury are extremely rare.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481451Musical hallucinationsTraumatic brain injuryAttention disorder
spellingShingle Yasutaka Kobayashi
A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical Hallucinations
Case Reports in Neurology
Musical hallucinations
Traumatic brain injury
Attention disorder
title A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical Hallucinations
title_full A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical Hallucinations
title_fullStr A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical Hallucinations
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical Hallucinations
title_short A Case of Traumatic Brain Injury Presenting with Musical Hallucinations
title_sort case of traumatic brain injury presenting with musical hallucinations
topic Musical hallucinations
Traumatic brain injury
Attention disorder
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481451
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