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Porphyria hallucinations
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010185
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
Neuroradiology. 2002 Oct;44(10):839-41. Epub 2002 Sep 5. MRI reveals reversible lesions resembling posterior reversible encephalopathy in porphyria. Celik M1, Forta H, Dalkiliç T, Babacan G. Department of Neurology, Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Sisli Etfal S., Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey, fmcelik@attglobal.net
We report a 20-year-old woman who had an attack of acute intermittent porphyria with seizures, hallucinations, autonomic and somatic neuropathy. T2-weighted MRI revealed multiple lesions which were no longer visible 3 months later. We suggest a similar mechanism to posterior reversible encephalopathy underlying cerebral symptoms in porphyria.
PMID: 12389134