TY - JOUR T1 - Distinguishing Neuroimaging Features in Patients Presenting with Visual Hallucinations JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 774 LP - 781 DO - 10.3174/ajnr.A4636 VL - 37 IS - 5 AU - T.T. Winton-Brown AU - A. Ting AU - R. Mocellin AU - D. Velakoulis AU - F. Gaillard Y1 - 2016/05/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/37/5/774.abstract N2 - SUMMARY: Visual hallucinations are relatively uncommon presentations in medical and psychiatric clinics, where they are generally regarded as a marker of possible underlying “organic” brain disease. Thus, patients with visual hallucinations are often referred for imaging of the brain. This article presents a pragmatic approach for the radiologist reviewing such imaging. Because conditions that can present with visual hallucinations are legion, a familiarity with the features of the hallucinations themselves, which can serve as clues to the underlying cause, can be helpful in interpreting such cases. We consider the nature of visual hallucinations and the mechanisms underlying their formation. We then provide a framework to guide the search for their cause, first in terms of focal lesions along the visual pathway and then global conditions affecting >1 region.CJDCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseVHvisual hallucination ER -