Successful carbamazepine therapy of 2 cases of music hallucinations

We report on two elderly female patients who experienced musical hallucinations. Both were suffering from deafness in addition to non-specific organic brain changes. In both patients the musical hallucinations were successfully treated with carbamazepine.

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Published inNervenarzt Vol. 67; no. 5; p. 387
Main Authors Gertz, H J, Göhringer, K, Schimmelpfennig, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.05.1996
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use
Carbamazepine - therapeutic use
Dementia - drug therapy
Dementia - psychology
Female
Hallucinations - drug therapy
Hallucinations - psychology
Humans
Music
Neuropsychological Tests
Presbycusis - psychology
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Summary:We report on two elderly female patients who experienced musical hallucinations. Both were suffering from deafness in addition to non-specific organic brain changes. In both patients the musical hallucinations were successfully treated with carbamazepine.
ISSN:0028-2804