Hallucinations - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Charles Bonnet syndrome: case presentation and literature review.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is an under-recognized and under-reported disorder that involves visual hallucinations in visually impaired individuals. These patients have intact cognition, do not have hallucinations in any other sensory ... Read more...

Olfactory hallucinations as a manifestation of hidden rhinosinusitis.

26 Jun 2009 The exact anatomical origin of olfactory epileptic seizures is controversial. Partial seizures can be an uncommon manifestation of brain tumours involving the medial temporal lobe and the orbitofrontal structures or as a marker of mesial temporal ... Read more...

Clinical presentation of mania compared with depression: data from a geriatric clinic in India.

2 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: This retrospective chart review evaluated a comparison of the clinical profiles of older outpatients having mania and those with unipolar depression. METHODS: The charts of elderly outpatients with mania and unipolar depression in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hallucinations - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cases: Charles Bonnet syndrome: visual loss and hallucinations. 2 Aug 2009
• A case of beta lactam-induced visual hallucination. Jul 2009
• Charles Bonnet syndrome: case presentation and literature review. 29 Jun 2009
• Pseudohallucinations versus true hallucinations in prodromal psychosis: does it really matter? 29 Jun 2009
• Olfactory hallucinations as a manifestation of hidden rhinosinusitis. 26 Jun 2009
• Naming names: auditory hallucinations, inner speech, and source monitoring. 15 Jun 2009
• Clinical presentation of mania compared with depression: data from a geriatric clinic in India. 2 Jun 2009
• Sleep paralysis in adolescents: the 'a dead body climbed on top of me' phenomenon in Mexico. 20 May 2009
• Effect of a serotonin reuptake inhibitor on irritability, apathy, and psychotic symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 3 May 2009
• [Musical hallucinations] 30 Apr 2009
• An exploration of self-complexity in individuals experiencing auditory hallucinations. 29 Apr 2009
• Subjective quality of life of Nigerian schizophrenia patients: sociodemographic and clinical correlates. 28 Apr 2009
• Avoiding false negatives: are some auditory hallucinations an evolved design flaw? 15 Apr 2009
• Psychiatry and oppression: a personal account of compulsory admission and medical treatment. 7 Apr 2009
• Mental imagery vividness as a trait marker across the schizophrenia spectrum. Apr 2009
• Recognizing Charles Bonnet syndrome in the elderly. 30 Mar 2009
• Effect of augmentatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia: randomized controlled study. 30 Mar 2009
• Psychopathology during childhood and adolescence predicts delusional-like experiences in adults: a 21-year birth cohort study. 30 Mar 2009
• Venlafaxine-induced complex visual hallucinations in a 17-year-old boy. 30 Mar 2009
• Shortness of breath and visual hallucinations. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Hallucinations'

Definition: Subjectively experienced sensations in the absence of an appropriate stimulus, but which are regarded by the individual as real. They may be of organic origin or associated with MENTAL DISORDERS.

Descriptor UI: D006212

Alternative terms: Hallucinations; Hallucination; Hallucinations, Visual; Hallucination, Visual; Visual Hallucination; Visual Hallucinations; Hallucination of Body Sensation; Body Sensation Hallucination; Body Sensation Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Auditory; Auditory Hallucination; Auditory Hallucinations; Hallucination, Auditory; Hallucinations, Dissociative; Dissociative Hallucination; Dissociative Hallucinations; Hallucination, Dissociative; Hallucinations, Elementary; Elementary Hallucination; Elementary Hallucinations; Hallucination, Elementary; Hallucinations, Formed, of People; Hallucinations, Gustatory; Gustatory Hallucination; Gustatory Hallucinations; Hallucination, Gustatory; Hallucinations, Hypnagogic; Hallucination, Hypnagogic; Hypnagogic Hallucination; Hypnagogic Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Hypnapompic; Hallucination, Hypnapompic; Hypnapompic Hallucination; Hypnapompic Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Internal Body Sensation; Hallucinations, Kinesthetic; Hallucination, Kinesthetic; Kinesthetic Hallucination; Kinesthetic Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Mood Congruent; Hallucination, Mood Congruent; Mood Congruent Hallucination; Mood Congruent Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Mood Incongruent; Hallucination, Mood Incongruent; Mood Incongruent Hallucination; Mood Incongruent Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Olfactory; Hallucination, Olfactory; Olfactory Hallucination; Olfactory Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Organic; Hallucination, Organic; Organic Hallucination; Organic Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Reflex; Hallucination, Reflex; Reflex Hallucination; Reflex Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Sensory; Hallucination, Sensory; Sensory Hallucination; Sensory Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Somatic; Hallucination, Somatic; Somatic Hallucination; Somatic Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Tactile; Hallucination, Tactile; Tactile Hallucination; Tactile Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Verbal Auditory; Auditory Hallucination, Verbal; Auditory Hallucinations, Verbal; Hallucination, Verbal Auditory; Verbal Auditory Hallucination; Verbal Auditory Hallucinations; Hallucinations, Visual, Formed; Hallucinations, Visual, Unformed;

Related Mesh Headings: Hallucinogens;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.762.300; C23.888.592.604.764.300; F01.700.750.300;

Technical Notes: /chem ind: consider also HALLUCINOGENS