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Palinacusis

Palinacusis

Palinacusis, or palinacousis, is the persistence of prior auditory perception. Although sometimes classified as an illusory experience, musical hallucinations may occur concurrently. The symptom may be related to seizures of temporal lobe origin.

 

References

Takeshi T, Matsunaga K. Musical hallucinations and palinacousis.
Psychopathology 1999; 32: 57-59

 

Cross References

Hallucination; Illusion