Case Reports
Mind's Eye: A Case of Out-Of-Body Experiences
http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.2044
Miranda Occhionero, M.D., Ph.D.; Vincenzo Natale, M.D., Ph.D.; Monica Martoni, M.S., Psy.D.; Lorenzo Tonetti, M.S., Psy.D.
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy
Out-of-body experiences are the phenomena of seeing the image of one's body from an external perspective. We report the case of a patient affected by psychophysiological insomnia who presents hallucinatory phenomenon, successfully treated with haloperidol.
We hypothesize that these hallucinations during psychophysiological insomnia are expression of an alteration of specific neurocognitive networks that regulate the cognitive arousal systems.
Citation:
Occhionero M; Natale V; Martoni M; Tonetti L. Mind's eye: a case of out-of-body experiences. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(4):445-446.
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