Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

Palinopsia

 

Definition: Continued persistence of the visualization of an image after the disappearance of the stimulus  (Meadows and Munro, 1977).

 

Exploration: The presence of palinopsia can be established only by interviewing the patient.

 

References:

 

Meadows JC, Munro SSF. Palinopsia . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry; 1977; 40: 5-8.

 

Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek

May 11, 2017