Oral Cenesthopathy Proceeding Dementia With Lewy Body: A Case Report

Somatic hallucination is defined as the false sensation of an occurrence in the body. When the hallucination is grotesque and visceral, it is classified as a cenesthopathy (1). Cenesthopathy is likely influenced by culture; one study reported that, of the seven unique countries from which patients were recruited, those from Ghana and those with chronic schizophrenia were significantly more likely to report cenesthesia (2).