#Mass hallucination full#
He denied that she had showed any episodes of impulsive behavior.Īn ophthalmology examination revealed that the patient was unable to indicate the position of objects in front of her but that her extraocular motility was full in both eyes. He also noted that while she was previously kind and quiet, she had become much less kind toward others and spoke increasingly often about her hallucinations. Her husband noted that while the family encouraged her to seek help and tried to intervene in her health, the patient did not act concerned regarding these recent changes and neglected to care for herself. Upon questioning, the patient’s family said that her hallucinations had worsened and her personality had changed, with the patient becoming more apathetic. She denied any auditory hallucinations, and she stated that the men did not speak to her and did not answer her questions. There was no specific spatial distribution of the hallucinations. She endorsed that these hallucinations were very distressing to her, as she had no privacy from “these men” during the day.
She described that full-sized men were holding snakes, that the snakes were coming out of their bodies, or that the men were attempting to place the snakes on her, all of which led her to experience increasing distress and paranoia.
She was found speaking to visual hallucinations in the room, referencing men and “black snakes.” Upon interview, she stated that for the last 6 months, her visual hallucinations included images of humans and animals.
Upon examination, the patient could be heard crying out to others in the room, even though she was alone. MRI of Lesion in the Patient’s Orbital Frontal Area aĪ The panels show A) axial T2, B) axial T1, C) coronal T1, and D) sagittal view of the mass.
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