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Recent Examples of hallucinosis
Boes was working with a patient who had a rare disorder called peduncular hallucinosis, in which damage to the thalamus, a structure at the center of the brain, causes visual hallucinations.
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Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020
Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinosis
Noun
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Bynes’ attorney denied that the former actor had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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This valuable data includes information from patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and other psychiatric illnesses.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Sounding the Alarm for Elder Justice The population of older adults is rapidly growing, and one in 10 experience abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation—a risk that is even higher for those living with dementia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Losing Track of Time or Place People with dementia often become disoriented about time, dates, or locations.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The novel’s dark genius is in treating Bateman’s bespoke consumerism as the deeper psychosis.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Although significantly less common than other perinatal mood disorders, postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency that all women of childbearing age should be aware of.—
Kaitlyn May,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Developing robust risk management strategies is not about paranoia but preparedness.—
Jim Stevenson,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even this bizarre relationship echoes the era’s confusion and paranoia, with its unchecked consumerism and its sense that corporate society now had a mind of its own, as well as the uneasy role celebrity plays in the whole thing.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Hallucinosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinosis. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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