Sensory deprivation leading to late onset psychosis
oleh: Swapnajeet Sahoo, Pradyumna, Sandeep Grover
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Sensory deprivation is understood as diminution or absence of perceptual experiences to the usual external stimuli. Sensory deprivation in elderly is reported to be associated with depression, anxiety, psychosis, dementia, etc. In this report, we present the case of an 84-year- elderly man who developed auditory hallucination and after 1 year of onset of hearing difficulties. He was managed with quetiapine, with which he showed significant improvement.