II. Exam
- Misperceptions
- Wrong conclusions from straight-forward (self-evident) information?
- Illusions
- Misinterpreted Sensations such as a shadow seen as a person?
- Hallucinations
- Visual Hallucinations
- Most common
- Visual Hallucinations occur most often in organic conditions
- Phantom Border Syndrome
- Unseen person living in home
- Auditory Hallucinations
- Auditory Hallucinations are most often seen in Schizophrenia
- Are Auditory Hallucinations accusatory, threatening or commanding?
- Tactile Hallucinations
- Tactile Hallucinations are most common with Alcohol Withdrawal or Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
- Gustatory Hallucinations
- Taste perceived without external stimulus
- Olfactory Hallucinations (Phantosmia)
- See Olfactory Dysfunction
- Odor perceived without external odor stimulus
- May occur in Schizophrenia and Mood Disorder
- Consider Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, chronic Migraine Headaches, Brain Tumor, and Parkinson's Disease
- Visual Hallucinations
III. Interpretation
IV. References
- Zum, Swaminathan and Egan in Herbert (2014) EM:Rap 14(7): 11-13
- Tomb (1992) Psychiatry, 4th Ed, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, p. 6-11
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| Definition (CHV) | a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus |
| Definition (CHV) | a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus |
| Definition (CHV) | a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus |
| Definition (CHV) | a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus |
| Definition (CHV) | a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | A sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch that a person believes to be real but is not real. Hallucinations can be caused by nervous system disease, certain drugs, or mental disorders. |
| Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus. |
| Definition (NCI) | A false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion which is a misperception of an external stimulus. |
| Definition (MSH) | 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. |
| Definition (PSY) | Perceptions through any sense modality in the absence of an appropriate stimulus. (Usually indicative of abnormality but may be experienced occasionally by normal persons). |
| Definition (CSP) | subjectively experienced sensations in the absence of an appropriate stimulus, but which are regarded by the individual as real; may be of organic origin, drug induced, or associated with a mental disorder. |
| Concepts | Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048) |
| MSH | D006212 |
| ICD9 | 780.1 |
| ICD10 | R44.3 |
| SnomedCT | 206718003, 206724009, 7011001, 139488007, 158127006 |
| LNC | MTHU020847, LA7438-0 |
| French | HALLUCINATION, Hallucination SAI, Hallucinant, Hallucination, Hallucinations |
| English | HALLUCINATION, Hallucinations, unspecified, [D]Hallucinations (context-dependent category), [D]Hallucinations NOS (context-dependent category), [D]Hallucinations, [D]Hallucinations NOS, hallucinations, hallucinations (symptom), hallucinations as symptom, hallucinations (imagined perceptions not based in reality), Hallucinations, Hallucinating, Hallucination NOS, Hallucinations [Disease/Finding], hallucinated, hallucinate, hallucinating, hallucination, [D]Hallucinations NOS (situation), [D]Hallucinations (situation), Hallucination, Hallucinations (finding), Hallucination, NOS, Hallucinations NOS |
| Portuguese | ALUCINACOES, Alucinação NE, Em fase de alucinações, Alucinação, Alucinações |
| Spanish | ALUCINACIONES, Alucinatorio, Alucinación NEOM, [D]alucinaciones (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]alucinaciones visuales SAI (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]alucinaciones visuales SAI, [D]alucinaciones (situación), [D]alucinaciones, [D]alucinaciones visuales SAI (situación), alucinaciones (hallazgo), alucinaciones, alucinación (hallazgo), alucinación, Alucinación, Alucinaciones |
| German | HALLUZINATIONEN, Halluzination NNB, halluzinierend, Halluzinationen, nicht naeher bezeichnet, Halluzination, Halluzinationen |
| Italian | Allucinazione, Allucinogeno, Allucinazione NAS, Allucinazioni |
| Dutch | hallucinatie NAO, hallucinaties, hallucineren, Hallucinaties, niet gespecificeerd, hallucinatie, Hallucinatie, Hallucinaties |
| Japanese | 幻覚ＮＯＳ, ｹﾞﾝｶｸ, ｹﾞﾝｶｸNOS, 幻覚, 入眠幻覚, 幻覚症, 幻覚-入眠時, 入眠時幻覚 |
| Swedish | Hallucinationer |
| Czech | halucinace, Halucinující, Halucinace NOS, Halucinace |
| Finnish | Aistiharhat |
| Russian | GALLIUTSINATSII, ГАЛЛЮЦИНАЦИИ |
| Korean | 상세불명의 환각 |
| Polish | Omamy, Halucynacje |
| Hungarian | Hallucinálás, Hallucinatio k.m.n., Hallucinatiók, Hallucinatio |
| Norwegian | Hallusinasjoner |
Ontology: Illusions (C0020903)
| Definition (NCI) | A misperception of a real external stimulus. |
| Definition (MSH) | The misinterpretation of a real external, sensory experience. |
| Definition (PSY) | Misperception or alteration of reality in subjective perception. |
| Definition (CSP) | misinterpretation of a real external, sensory experience. |
| Concepts | Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048) |
| MSH | D007088 |
| SnomedCT | 5152006 |
| English | Illusion, ILLUSION, Illusions, Illusions [Disease/Finding], illusion, illusion perception, illusions, Illusions (finding), Illusion, NOS, Illusions (Perception) |
| French | ILLUSION, Illusion, Illusions |
| Spanish | ILUSIONES, ilusiones (hallazgo), ilusiones, ilusión (hallazgo), ilusión, Ilusiones |
| Italian | Illusione, Illusioni |
| Swedish | Illusioner |
| Japanese | ｻｯｶｸ, 感覚錯誤, 錯覚, イリュージョン |
| Czech | iluze, Iluze |
| Finnish | Havaintovirheet |
| Russian | ILLIUZII, AUTOKINETICHESKII EFFEKT, АУТОКИНЕТИЧЕСКИЙ ЭФФЕКТ, ИЛЛЮЗИИ |
| German | ILLUSIONAERE VERKENNUNGEN, IIlusionen, Sinnestäuschungen |
| Portuguese | ILUSAO, Ilusão, Ilusões |
| Polish | Złudzenia, Iluzje, Zjawisko autokinetyczne |
| Hungarian | Illúzió |
| Norwegian | Innbildninger, Illusjoner |
| Dutch | illusie, Illusie |
Ontology: Perception (C0030971)
| Definition (ICF) | Specific mental functions of recognizing and interpreting sensory stimuli. |
| Definition (ICF-CY) | Specific mental functions of recognizing and interpreting sensory stimuli. |
| Definition (NCI) | The process of producing an internal, conscious image through stimulating a sensory system; it involves the recognition that stimulation has occurred, and the ability to discriminate various aspects of the stimulus. |
| Definition (MSH) | The process by which the nature and meaning of sensory stimuli are recognized and interpreted. |
| Definition (PSY) | Conceptually broad term referring to the process of obtaining cognitive or sensory information about the environment. Use a more specific term if possible. |
| Definition (CSP) | the process of producing an internal, conscious image through stimulating a sensory system; it involves the recognition that stimulation has occurred, and the ability to discriminate various aspects of the stimulus. |
| Concepts | Mental Process (T041) |
| MSH | D010465 |
| SnomedCT | 81742003, 275276009 |
| English | Perception, Perceptions, Perception, function, Perceptual functions, unspecified, Perceptual functions, perceptions, perceiving, perception, perceived, Perceived, Perception (observable entity), Perception, function (observable entity), Perception, NOS, Perception (function) |
| Swedish | Uppfattning |
| Czech | vnímání, percepce |
| Finnish | Aistimukset |
| Russian | VOSPRIIATIE, ВОСПРИЯТИЕ |
| Croatian | PERCEPCIJA |
| Polish | Postrzeganie, Percepcja |
| Norwegian | Sansing, Sansning, Persepsjon |
| Spanish | percepción (entidad observable), percepción (función), percepción, Percepción |
| French | Perception |
| German | Perzeption, Wahrnehmung |
| Italian | Percezione |
| Dutch | Perceptie, Waarneming |
| Portuguese | Percepção |
Ontology: Hallucinations, Auditory (C0233762)
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| MSH | D006212 |
| ICD10 | R44.0 |
| SnomedCT | 206719006, 45150006, 158128001 |
| English | HALLUCINATION AUDITORY, Hallucination auditory, Hallucination, auditory, Hallucinations Auditory, Hallucinations, auditory, [D]Hallucinations, auditory (context-dependent category), [D]Hallucinations, auditory, Auditory hallucination, auditory hallucination, hallucination auditory, auditory hallucination (physical finding), Auditory Hallucination, Hallucination, Auditory, auditory hallucinations, [D]Hallucinations, auditory (situation), Auditory hallucinations, Auditory hallucinations (finding), auditory; hallucination, hallucination; auditory, Auditory Hallucinations, Hallucinations, Auditory |
| Italian | Allucinazione uditiva, Allucinazioni uditive |
| Dutch | auditieve hallucinaties, hallucinaties gehoor, akoestisch; hallucinatie, hallucinatie; akoestisch, Akoestische hallucinaties, auditieve hallucinatie |
| German | akustische Halluzinationen, Akustische Halluzinationen, HALLUZINATIONEN AKUSTISCH, Halluzination, akustisch |
| Portuguese | Alucinações auditivas, ALUCINACAO AUDITIVA, Alucinação auditiva |
| Spanish | Alucinaciones auditivas, [D]alucinaciones auditivas (categoría dependiente del contexto), ALUCINACION AUDITIVA, [D]alucinaciones auditivas (situación), [D]alucinaciones auditivas, alucinaciones auditivas (hallazgo), alucinaciones auditivas, alucinación auditiva (hallazgo), alucinación auditiva, Alucinación auditiva |
| Japanese | 幻聴, ｹﾞﾝﾁｮｳ |
| French | Hallucinations auditives, HALLUCINATION AUDITIVE, Hallucination auditive |
| Czech | Halucinace, sluchová, Halucinace sluchová, Sluchové halucinace, sluchové halucinace, auditivní halucinace |
| Korean | 환청 |
| Hungarian | Hallucinatio, hallási, Acustikus hallucinatiók |
| Norwegian | Auditive hallusinasjoner, Hallusinasjoner, auditive |
Ontology: Hallucinations, Visual (C0233763)
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| MSH | D006212 |
| ICD10 | R44.1 |
| SnomedCT | 206723003, 64269007, 155140002, 267724006 |
| English | HALLUCINATION VISUAL, Hallucination, visual, [D]Visual hallucinations, Hallucinations Visual, [D]Visual hallucinations (context-dependent category), Visual hallucination, visual hallucination (physical finding), hallucination visual, visual hallucinations (diagnosis), visual hallucination, visual hallucinations, Hallucination visual, Hallucination, Visual, Visual Hallucination, see thing, see things, seeing thing, seeing things, hallucinations visual, [D]Visual hallucinations (situation), Seeing things, Visual hallucinations, Visual hallucinations (finding), hallucination; visual, vision; hallucinations, visual; hallucination, Visual Hallucinations, Hallucinations, Visual |
| Italian | Allucinazione visiva, Allucinazioni visive |
| Dutch | visuele hallucinatie, hallucinatie visueel, hallucinatie; visueel, visueel; hallucinatie, visus; hallucinaties, Visuele hallucinaties, hallucinatie, visueel |
| German | visuelle Halluzinationen, HALLUZINATIONEN OPTISCH, Optische Halluzinationen, Halluzination, optisch |
| Portuguese | Alucinações visuais, ALUCINACAO VISUAL, Alucinação visual |
| Spanish | Alucinaciones visuales, [D]alucinaciones visuales (categoría dependiente del contexto), ALUCINACION VISUAL, [D]alucinaciones visuales, [D]alucinaciones visuales (situación), alucinación visual (hallazgo), alucinación visual, Alucinación visual |
| Japanese | 幻視, ｹﾞﾝｼ |
| French | Hallucinations visuelles, HALLUCINATION VISUELLE, Hallucination visuelle |
| Czech | Halucinace vizuální, Zrakové halucinace, Halucinace, zraková, vizuální halucinace, zrakové halucinace |
| Korean | 환시 |
| Hungarian | Hallucinatio, visuális, Látási hallucinatio, Látási hallucinatiók |
| Norwegian | Hallusinasjoner, visuelle, Visuelle hallusinasjoner |
Ontology: Hallucinations, Gustatory (C0233766)
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| MSH | D006212 |
| SnomedCT | 206720000, 29139005, 158129009 |
| English | Hallucination, gustatory, Hallucination gustatory, Hallucinations, gustatory, [D]Hallucinations, gustatory (context-dependent category), [D]Hallucinations, gustatory, Gustatory hallucination, Gustatory Hallucination, Gustatory Hallucinations, Hallucination, Gustatory, gustatory hallucination, gustatory hallucination (physical finding), hallucinations taste, gustatory hallucinations, [D]Hallucinations, gustatory (situation), Gustatory hallucinations, Hallucinations of taste, Gustatory hallucinations (finding), gustatory; hallucination, hallucination; gustatory, Hallucinations, Gustatory |
| Italian | Allucinazione gustativa |
| Dutch | smaakhallucinaties, hallucinatie; smaak, smaak; hallucinatie, smaakhallucinatie |
| Japanese | 幻味, ｹﾞﾝﾐ |
| Spanish | [D]alucinaciones gustativas (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]alucinaciones gustativas, [D]alucinaciones gustativas (situación), alucinaciones gustativas (hallazgo), alucinaciones gustativas, alucinación gustativa (hallazgo), alucinación gustativa, Alucinación gustativa |
| French | Hallucinations gustatives, Hallucination gustative |
| Czech | Halucinace chuťová, Halucinace, chuťová, chuťové halucinace, gustatorické halucinace |
| Hungarian | Hallucinatio, ízérzési, Hallucinatio, gustatoros |
| Norwegian | Hallusinasjoner, smaksmessige, Smaksmessige hallusinasjoner |
| Portuguese | Alucinação gustativa |
| German | Halluzination, Geschmack |
Ontology: Hallucinations, Tactile (C0233767)
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| MSH | D006212 |
| SnomedCT | 206722008, 66609003, 158131000 |
| English | Hallucinations Tactile, Hallucinations, tactile, [D]Hallucinations, tactile (context-dependent category), [D]Hallucinations, tactile, Hallucinat of tactile sensat, Tactile hallucination, tactile hallucination (physical finding), tactile hallucination, hallucination tactile, Hallucination, tactile, Hallucination, Tactile, Tactile Hallucination, Tactile Hallucinations, haptic hallucinations, tactile hallucinations, [D]Hallucinations, tactile (situation), Haptic hallucination, Tactile hallucinations, Haptic hallucinations, Hallucinations of tactile sensation, Tactile hallucinations (finding), hallucination; tactile, tactile; hallucination, Hallucinations, Tactile |
| Italian | Allucinazione tattile, Allucinazioni tattili |
| Dutch | haptische hallucinatie, haptische hallucinaties, hallucinatie; tactiel, tactiel; hallucinatie, gevoelshallucinatie |
| German | haptische Halluzinationen, haptische Halluzination, Halluzination, taktil |
| Portuguese | Alucinações tácteis, Alucinação táctil |
| Spanish | Alucinaciones hápticas, Alucinación háptica, [D]alucinaciones táctiles (categoría dependiente del contexto), [D]alucinaciones táctiles, [D]alucinaciones táctiles (situación), alucinación háptica, alucinación táctil (hallazgo), alucinación táctil, Alucinación tactil |
| Japanese | 触覚性幻覚, 幻触, ｹﾞﾝｼｮｸ, ｼｮｯｶｸｾｲｹﾞﾝｶｸ |
| French | Hallucinations tactiles, Hallucination tactile, Hallucinations cénesthésiques |
| Czech | Halucinace, taktilní, Haptické halucinace, Haptická halucinace, hmatové halucinace, taktilní halucinace |
| Hungarian | Tactilis hallucinatiók, Hallucinatio, tactilis, Tactilis hallucinatio |
| Norwegian | Taktile hallusinasjoner, Hallusinasjoner, taktile |
Ontology: Phantosmia (C2242552)
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| English | Phantosmia |
| Spanish | Fantosmia |
| Dutch | phantosmia |
| German | Phantosmia |
| Japanese | ｼﾞﾊﾂﾃｷｲｼﾞｮｳｷｭｳｶﾝ, 自発的異常嗅感 |
| Czech | Fantosmie |
| Portuguese | Fantosmia |
| Italian | Fantosmia |
| French | Phantosmie |
| Hungarian | Phantosmia |
