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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
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Against that backdrop, Nick was reportedly being treated for schizophrenia before the deaths of his parents.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The mental state of Nick Reiner, who struggled for years with substance abuse and had been prescribed a schizophrenia drug, has now taken center stage in his legal battle.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Having one copy of the gene roughly doubles or triples the chances of developing the common dementia, while two copies raises the risk by 10 times and lowers the average age of onset by five to 10 years, data shows.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The entire extended family is very tight-knit, supporting Willis after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a rare condition.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, it was subsequently discovered that Phillips had previously been diagnosed with psychosis, paranoia and major depressive disorder at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to Denton County sheriff’s records.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The film, directed by Lynne Ramsay, who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Enda Walsh and Alice Birch, follows Grace (Lawrence), who develops postpartum depression, and, alongside her partner Jackson (Pattinson), enters psychosis.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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There's paranoia built into every detail of this production, why would the set be any exception?—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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The show’s atmosphere of paranoia and mistrust seemed terribly prophetic in 2020, when this production—also from Steppenwolf—opened and closed early due to the pandemic shutdown.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Hallucinosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinosis. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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