Hallucinations

"Hallucinations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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 ID	D006212
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.606.762.300 C23.888.592.604.764.300 F01.700.750.300
Concept/Terms	Hallucinations Hallucinations Hallucination Hallucinations, Visual Hallucinations, Visual Hallucination, Visual Visual Hallucination Visual Hallucinations Hallucination of Body Sensation Hallucination of Body Sensation Body Sensation Hallucination Body Sensation Hallucinations Hallucinations, Auditory Hallucinations, Auditory Auditory Hallucination Auditory Hallucinations Hallucination, Auditory Hallucinations, Dissociative Hallucinations, Dissociative Dissociative Hallucination Dissociative Hallucinations Hallucination, Dissociative Hallucinations, Elementary Hallucinations, Elementary Elementary Hallucination Elementary Hallucinations Hallucination, Elementary Hallucinations, Formed, of People Hallucinations, Formed, of People Hallucinations, Gustatory Hallucinations, Gustatory Gustatory Hallucination Gustatory Hallucinations Hallucination, Gustatory Hallucinations, Hypnagogic Hallucinations, Hypnagogic Hallucination, Hypnagogic Hypnagogic Hallucination Hypnagogic Hallucinations Hallucinations, Hypnapompic Hallucinations, Hypnapompic Hallucination, Hypnapompic Hypnapompic Hallucination Hypnapompic Hallucinations Hallucinations, Internal Body Sensation Hallucinations, Internal Body Sensation Hallucinations, Kinesthetic Hallucinations, Kinesthetic Hallucination, Kinesthetic Kinesthetic Hallucination Kinesthetic Hallucinations Hallucinations, Mood Congruent Hallucinations, Mood Congruent Hallucination, Mood Congruent Mood Congruent Hallucination Mood Congruent Hallucinations Hallucinations, Mood Incongruent Hallucinations, Mood Incongruent Hallucination, Mood Incongruent Mood Incongruent Hallucination Mood Incongruent Hallucinations Hallucinations, Olfactory Hallucinations, Olfactory Hallucination, Olfactory Olfactory Hallucination Olfactory Hallucinations Hallucinations, Organic Hallucinations, Organic Hallucination, Organic Organic Hallucination Organic Hallucinations Hallucinations, Reflex Hallucinations, Reflex Hallucination, Reflex Reflex Hallucination Reflex Hallucinations Hallucinations, Sensory Hallucinations, Sensory Hallucination, Sensory Sensory Hallucination Sensory Hallucinations Hallucinations, Somatic Hallucinations, Somatic Hallucination, Somatic Somatic Hallucination Somatic Hallucinations Hallucinations, Tactile Hallucinations, Tactile Hallucination, Tactile Tactile Hallucination Tactile Hallucinations Hallucinations, Verbal Auditory Hallucinations, Verbal Auditory Auditory Hallucination, Verbal Auditory Hallucinations, Verbal Hallucination, Verbal Auditory Verbal Auditory Hallucination Verbal Auditory Hallucinations Hallucinations, Visual, Formed Hallucinations, Visual, Formed Hallucinations, Visual, Unformed Hallucinations, Visual, Unformed

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hallucinations".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Perceptual Disorders [C10.597.606.762]
Hallucinations [C10.597.606.762.300]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C23.888.592.604]
Perceptual Disorders [C23.888.592.604.764]
Hallucinations [C23.888.592.604.764.300]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [F01.700]
Perceptual Disorders [F01.700.750]
Hallucinations [F01.700.750.300]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hallucinations".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hallucinations".

Hallucinations
Charles Bonnet Syndrome

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Bar chart showing 28 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1995	0	2	2
1997	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	2	0	2
2004	0	2	2
2005	0	1	1
2008	1	2	3
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2024	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Hallucinations" by people in Profiles.

Generalized anosognosia, anosodiaphoria, and visual hallucinations with bilateral enucleation after severe bifrontal brain injury: a case report describing similarities with and differences from Anton syndrome. Neurol Sci. 2024 Jun; 45(6):2769-2774.

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Sex differences in neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease dementia: a meta-analysis. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2022 04 04; 14(1):48.

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Psychosis as a Treatment Target in Dementia: A Roadmap for Designing Interventions. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022; 88(4):1203-1228.

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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between psychotic and depressive symptoms in depressed adolescents. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 May; 31(5):729-736.

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Hallucinations and Delusions Signal Alzheimer's Associated Cognitive Dysfunction More Strongly Compared to Other Neuropsychiatric Symptoms. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2020 10 16; 75(9):1894-1904.

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Seeing Snakes: An HIV Patient with Visual Hallucinations. Am J Med. 2020 06; 133(6):687-689.

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Reduced occipital GABA in Parkinson disease with visual hallucinations. Neurology. 2018 08 14; 91(7):e675-e685.

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Working memory predicts presence of auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with psychosis. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2018 02; 40(1):84-94.

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Capgras Syndrome and Phantom Vest Following Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2016; 28(3):253-4.

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Psychosis. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2015 Jun; 21(3 Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry):715-36.

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