Charles Bonnet syndrome

noun

The experience of complex visual hallucinations in patients with visual loss.

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Meanings

nounCharles Bonnet syndrome (uncountable)

alternative CBS

  1. uncountableThe experience of complex visual hallucinations in patients with visual loss.

Origin

Described by Charles Bonnet in 1760, it was first introduced into English-speaking psychiatry in 1982.

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