Hallucinations
Resources for Patients and Caregivers
Hallucinations are where someone sees, hears, smells, tastes or feels things that don’t exist outside their mind. They’re common in people with schizophrenia, and are usually experienced as hearing voices. Hallucinations can be frightening, but there’s usually an identifiable cause.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: 22-Hallucinations
Diagnosis:
US Patients: 10-15% over a lifetime of even healthy individuals
World Patients:
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Symptoms: perceptions of external stimuli which do not exist
Progression: can occur through any of the senses
Causes: occur frequently in schizophrenia, parkinson’s disease. More than five cups of coffee.
Medications: antipsychotics
Therapies:
Youtube Video: What Hallucination Reveals About Our Minds
Amazon or Library Book: Hallucinations
Click the book to link or buy from Amazon.
Support Group: nami.org 8009506-6264
(National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Resources for Physicians, Counselors and Researchers
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Recovery From Homonymous Hemianopia in Hyperglycemia-Induced Occipital Lobe Electroclinical Seizures Following Glycemic Controlby Charles E L Walker on May 8, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Hyperglycemia-induced occipital lobe seizures with visual hallucinations and interictal homonymous visual field defects represent a rare but clinically important diagnosis. This article highlights the importance of prompt recognition and treatment to facilitate recovery.
- An artificial intelligence-based dental semantic search engine as a reliable tool for dental students and educatorsby Krishna Prakash on May 8, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: The study advocates using a semantic search engine in dental education, mitigating concerns of misinformation and hallucination. By outlining the workflow and the utilization of open-source tools and methods, the study encourages the utilization of similar tools for dental education while underscoring the importance of customizing AI models for dentistry. Further optimizations, testing, and utilization of recent advances can contribute to dental education significantly.
- Towards the DSM-6: Results of a Survey of Experts on the Reintroduction of First-Rank Symptoms as Core Criteria of Schizophrenia and on Redefining Hallucinationsby Steffen Moritz on May 8, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: While a large majority of experts recommend a change in the definition of hallucinations, the experts' opinions on FRS are more mixed. We hope that this article will stimulate future studies targeting the diagnostic relevance of these symptoms and encourage discussion about the definition of core psychotic symptoms and the diagnostic criteria for the upcoming edition of the DSM.
- Characterizing Ertapenem Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Experience at a Tertiary Medical Centerby Hayato Mitaka on May 8, 2024
Ertapenem-induced neurotoxicity has not been well characterized and is potentially underreported. We conducted a systematic review of the literature and included 11 additional cases from the University of Washington Medicine health system. A total of 125 individual patient cases were included in the data analysis. The mean age was 72 years, and 62% and 42% of patients had renal dysfunction and preexisting central nervous system (CNS) conditions, respectively. Only 15% of patients received...