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 15 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2008 and 2014 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1

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Lu Q, Zhu Z, Zhang H, Gan C, Shan A, Gao M, Sun H, Cao X, Yuan Y, Tracy JI, Zhang Q, Zhang K. Shared and distinct cortical morphometric alterations in five neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 30; 14(1):347.

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Salisbury DF, Curtis M, Longenecker J, Yeh FC, Kim T, Coffman BA. Pathological resting-state executive and language system perfusion in first-episode psychosis. Neuroimage Clin. 2022; 36:103261.

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Degenhardt L, Saha S, Lim CCW, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Andrade LH, Bromet EJ, Bruffaerts R, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, de Girolamo G, Florescu S, Gureje O, Haro JM, Karam EG, Karam G, Kovess-Masfety V, Lee S, Lepine JP, Makanjuola V, Medina-Mora ME, Mneimneh Z, Navarro-Mateu F, Piazza M, Posada-Villa J, Sampson NA, Scott KM, Stagnaro JC, Ten Have M, Kendler KS, Kessler RC, McGrath JJ. The associations between psychotic experiences and substance use and substance use disorders: findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health surveys. Addiction. 2018 05; 113(5):924-934.

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Boller F, Birnbaum DS, Caputi N. Charles Bonnet Syndrome and Other Hallucinatory Phenomena. Front Neurol Neurosci. 2018; 41:117-124.

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Patel AN, Lee S, Andrews HF, Pelton GH, Schultz SK, Sultzer DL, Mintzer J, de la Pena D, Gupta S, Colon S, Schimming C, Levin B, Devanand DP. Prediction of Relapse After Discontinuation of Antipsychotic Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Hallucinations. Am J Psychiatry. 2017 04 01; 174(4):362-369.

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Wilson ME, Pointdujour-Lim R, Lally S, Shields CL, Rabinowitz MP. Acute Charles Bonnet Syndrome following Hughes procedure. Orbit. 2016 Oct; 35(5):292-4.

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McGrath JJ, Saha S, Al-Hamzawi A, Alonso J, Bromet EJ, Bruffaerts R, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Chiu WT, de Jonge P, Fayyad J, Florescu S, Gureje O, Haro JM, Hu C, Kovess-Masfety V, Lepine JP, Lim CC, Mora ME, Navarro-Mateu F, Ochoa S, Sampson N, Scott K, Viana MC, Kessler RC. Psychotic Experiences in the General Population: A Cross-National Analysis Based on 31,261 Respondents From 18 Countries. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Jul; 72(7):697-705.

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Yao N, Pang S, Cheung C, Chang RS, Lau KK, Suckling J, Yu K, Mak HK, McAlonan G, Ho SL, Chua SE. Resting activity in visual and corticostriatal pathways in Parkinson's disease with hallucinations. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2015 Feb; 21(2):131-7.

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Lüders H, Amina S, Bailey C, Baumgartner C, Benbadis S, Bermeo A, Carreño M, Devereaux M, Diehl B, Eccher M, Edwards J, Fastenau P, Fernandez Baca-Vaca G, Godoy J, Hamer H, Hong SB, Ikeda A, Kahane P, Kaiboriboon K, Kalamangalam G, Lardizabal D, Lhatoo S, Lüders J, Mani J, Mayor C, Mesa Latorre T, Miller J, Morris HH, Noachtar S, O'Donovan C, Park J, Perez-Jimenez MA, Rona S, Rosenow F, Shahid A, Schuele S, Skidmore C, Steinhoff B, Szabó CÁ, Sweet J, Tandon N, Tanner A, Tsuji S. Proposal: different types of alteration and loss of consciousness in epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2014 Aug; 55(8):1140-4.

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Truscott SM, Crittenden NE, Shaw MA, Middleberg RA, Jortani SA. Violent behavior and hallucination in a 32-year-old patient. Clin Chem. 2013 Apr; 59(4):612-5.

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