A Case of Musical Hallucinations

CASE PRESENTATION
A 77-year-old divorced Caucasian man is referred for psychiatric evaluation by his neurologist for a history of new-onset auditory hallucinations. His symptoms consist entirely of well-formed musical hallucinations of songs, including “Tiny Bubbles,” “The Tennessee Waltz,” “Till We Meet Again,” “Amazing Grace,” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many are songs that the patient has played when performing in a band or has heard in church. He saw a neurologist for an evaluation and underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain. An elect...