[The Charles Bonnet syndrome and dementia]. / Het syndroom van Charles Bonnet en dementie.

An 83-year-old visually impaired woman was admitted to the hospital because of complex visual hallucinations. Her symptoms were indicative of the Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS). On the basis of this case we explore the relationship between CBS and dementia and discuss the different opinions on this topic.

[Mild mental retardation and complex psychiatric symptoms are accompanied by submicroscopic sub-telomeric deletion of a long arm of chromosome 3. A case study]. / Matige zwakzinnigheid en complexe psychiatrische symptomatologie die gepaard gaan met een submicroscopische subtelomerische deletie van een lange arm van chromosoom 3.

A 34-year-old woman presented with complex symptoms of unknown origin. Because she suffered from a co-existing learning disability (mental retardation) and dysmorphic disorders a genetic examination was carried out. This revealed a submicroscopic terminal deletion of the long arm of chromosome 3. The contribution that clinical genetics make to the diagnosis of mental retardation is discussed on the basis of a review of the recent literature.