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20 The Syndromes: Cartographer’s Syndrome Almost always a late-adult onset (> 70 yrs), Cartographer’s Syndrome is characterized by the sudden presentation of a specific set of dissociative responses to map reading: extreme distortion of time; temporary blindness ; auditory hallucinations (primarily of steam engines, aircraft, the buzzing of flies); irrational and persistent fears of loved ones dying in a fire; and the faint but persistent smell of blood on one’s person. In most cases the symptoms are acute and limited to exposure, though occasionally a patient will develop tangential triggers, the most common of which are banks and flags. gay pages-2.indd 20 10/18/10 11:20 AM ...

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