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Carbamazepine treatment in a case of musical hallucinations with temporal lobe abnormalities
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan. T-Terao@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
Objective:
The aim of this paper is to describe a case of musical hallucinations with temporal lobe abnormalities responding to carbamazepine treatment.
Clinical Picture:
A 63-year-old woman suffered from musical hallucinations accompanied by mild left temporal spike activity.
Treatment:
She received carbamazepine treatment.
Outcome:
Four weeks of carbamazepine treatment diminished her musical hallucinations in parallel with the normalisation of her mild left temporal spike activity.
Conclusions:
These findings suggest that carbamazepine can be an effective treatment for musical hallucinations with temporal lobe abnormalities.
