The neuropsychology of hallucinations [PDF]
Hallucinations are a psychopathological phenomenon with neuropsychological, neuroanatomical and pathophysiological correlates in specific brain areas. They can affect any of the senses, but auditory and visual hallucinations predominate.
Pavlović D.M. +2 more
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Visual hallucinations in mania
Visual hallucinations occur in a wide variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including toxic disturbances, drug withdrawal syndromes, focal central nervous system lesions, migraine headaches, blindness, schizophrenia, and psychotic mood ...
Arindam Chakrabarty, M S Reddy
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Visual hallucinations induced by Ganzflicker and Ganzfeld differ in frequency, complexity, and content [PDF]
Visual hallucinations can be phenomenologically divided into those of a simple or complex nature. Both simple and complex hallucinations can occur in pathological and non-pathological states, and can also be induced experimentally by visual stimulation ...
Oris Shenyan +4 more
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Are depression, anxiety and loneliness associated with visual hallucinations in younger adults with Charles Bonnet syndrome? [PDF]
Background: Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) refers to the presence of visual hallucinations experienced by people, without cognitive, or psychiatric deficits that are related to sight loss.
Robin Walker +4 more
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Pharmacological management of visual hallucinations in dementia with Lewy body – A case presentation [PDF]
Introduction Dementia with Lewy bodies(DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia(PDD) make up for about 20% of dementia cases, with a significant overlap of clinical features.
P. Tirlea, R. Tipa, L. Ignat
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Visual hallucinations and age-related macular degeneration: case presentation and a brief literature review [PDF]
Introduction age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an ocular disease involving central vision. It is one of the mainreasons of vision loss in people over 50. Seeing non-existing faces or shapes are described in AMD.
M. M. Gutiérrez Rodríguez +4 more
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Clarithromycin-Induced Visual Hallucinations. [PDF]
An independent 90-year-old woman presented to hospital with vivid and dynamic visual hallucinations following initiation of clarithromycin therapy. She had a background of previous cataract removal with good visual resolution and no significant deficits in visual acuity. Notably, she had been taking sertraline and quinine concurrently.
McGee D, Hanley C, Reynolds A, Smyth S.
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Hallucinations may be defined as perceptions that occur in the absence of a corresponding stimulus. They can involve any of the five senses, hence visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory and olfactory hallucinations. By contrast, illusions depend upon a misinterpretation of an external stimulus.
S, Barodawala, G P, Mulley
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Frequency and Determinants of Olfactory Hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Background: Olfactory dysfunctions and hallucinations are considered common nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Visual and auditory hallucinations are well-known; however, olfactory hallucinations (OHs) are not fully investigated.
Paolo Solla +7 more
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Visual Hallucinations in First-Episode Psychosis: Association with Childhood Trauma. [PDF]
Hallucinations are a core diagnostic criterion for psychotic disorders and have been investigated with regard to its association with childhood trauma in first-episode psychosis samples.
Martine Solesvik +9 more
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