ArticleScientific reports2021
Factors affecting hallucinations in patients with delirium.
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- A Case of Lisinopril-Induced Hallucinations.Journal of general and family medicine · 2026Article
- End-of-life dreams and visions in a patient with delirium: A Brazilian case report and narrative review.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Review
- "Phantasia" in ICU: emulating to clarify ketamine's impact.Intensive care medicine · 2025Article
- Association of low-dose ketamine with hallucinations in critically ill patients: a target trial emulation.Intensive care medicine · 2025Article
- The eyes have it! Visual hallucinations with facial distortions during delirium.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Hallucinations and disturbed behaviour in the critically ill: incidence, patient characteristics, associations, trajectory, and outcomes.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Dangerous Intersection of Alcoholism and Othello Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Delusional Jealousy and Treatment Strategies.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Review
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- Complex Hallucinations in Hospitalized Rehabilitation Patients With COVID-19.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2022Article
- Stroke, Seizures, Hallucinations and Postoperative Delirium as Neurological Complications after Cardiac Surgery and Percutaneous Valve Replacement.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- An Integrated Neuroimaging Approach to Inform Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Targeting in Visual Hallucinations.Harvard review of psychiatryReview
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Abstract
Delirium develops through a multifactorial process and include multiple subtypes with different pathological factors. To refine the treatment and care for delirium, a more detailed examination of these subtypes is needed. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the factors affecting delirium in cases in which hallucinations are conspicuous. In total, 602 delirium cases referred to the psychiatry department at a general hospital between May 2015 and August 2020 were enrolled. The Delirium Rating Scale-revised-98 was used to assess perceptual disturbances and hallucinations in patients with delirium. Multiple regression analysis was applied to determine whether individual factors were associated with the hallucinations. A total of 156 patients with delirium (25.9%) experienced hallucinations, with visual hallucinations being the most common subtype. Alcohol drinking (p < 0.0005), benzodiazepine withdrawal (p = 0.004), and the use of angiotensin II receptor blockers (p = 0.007) or dopamine receptor agonists (p = 0.014) were found to be significantly associated with hallucinations in patients with delirium. The four factors detected in this study could all be reversible contributing factors derived from the use of or withdrawal from exogenous substances.
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