Charles Bonnet Syndrome Leading to Delusional and Ocular Delusional Parasitosis

Elizabeth Risi, BS; Prabhava Bagla, MD; Luis Allen, MD; Aparna Das, MD

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2023;25(6):23cr03545

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