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Palinopsia
  1. Sarah Schimansky1,
  2. Luke Bennetto2,3,
  3. Rhys Harrison1
  1. 1 Emergency Department, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, UK
  2. 2 Neurology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
  3. 3 Neurology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sarah Schimansky, Emergency Department, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol BS1 2LX, UK; sarah.schimansky{at}nhs.net

Abstract

Palinopsia is an uncommon but important neuro-ophthalmic condition. It can present with a range of visual phenomena and may be misdiagnosed as migraine or a functional disorder. The list of possible causes is long and includes structural cerebral lesions. We present a clinical case to illustrate the condition before reviewing different palinoptic subtypes and discussing how these may help clinicians to narrow the differential diagnosis.

  • NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY
  • OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • NEUROANATOMY

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Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study.

https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2022-003347

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    Data availability statement

    Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study.

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors RH was involved in the care of this patient. RH and SS conceived the idea for this article. SS, LB and RH wrote, revised and approved the final manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned. Externally peer reviewed by Sarah Cooper, Sussex, UK.