Hallucinations

Delusions and hallucinations are common in the latter stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Delusions are false beliefs, and even though you may provide the patient with evidence to suggest otherwise, they still hold on to their original belief. Delusions can come in a form of a paranoid idea – for example, a patient may believe that ...click here to read more

In Alzheimer’s disease, higher testosterone levels may increase aggression and hallucination risk. Although low testosterone has been linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, once a patient has developed Alzheimer’s, high levels of testosterone have been associated with greater agitation and aggression. Researcher Dr. James Hall said, “What we’re showing is that testosterone can ...click here to read more

Lewy body dementia odds over Alzheimer’s disease increase with visual hallucinations. Visual hallucinations occur in 32 to 85 percent of autopsy-confirmed cases of Lewy body dementia (LBD). Alzheimer’s disease patients too can experience hallucinations, but they are less frequent and typically occur in the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease. A study examined the onset of ...click here to read more

There are a lot of unknowns and speculations when it comes to sleep paralysis, Halloween myths, hallucinations, visions and lucid dreaming. Much of it seems like old wives’ tales, but how do you distinguish between what is real and what is simply a myth? Sleep paralysis, when explained by someone who has encountered it, sounds ...click here to read more

Hallucinations are a key symptom of schizophrenia, but research suggests that hallucinations alone are not a good predictor of the onset of schizophrenia. The findings come from the University of North Carolina Health Center, where researchers found illogical thoughts are more useful in the diagnosis of schizophrenia than hallucinations. First author, Diana Perkins, M.D., said, ...click here to read more