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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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Antipsychotic drugs are the frontline treatment for schizophrenia, although these medications come with serious side effects, and not all people with the condition respond well to them.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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The current edition, DSM-5-TR, contains more than 300 distinct mental disorders such as schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcohol use disorder.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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But researchers worry that repeated, less dramatic blows, such as heading the ball, can also have long-term effects; there is evidence that players who regularly head the ball are at greater risk of dementia than those, such as goalkeepers, who do not.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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This included no meaningful excess of memory loss or dementia, depression, sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, weight gain, nausea, fatigue or headache.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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There is nothing compassionate about leaving someone suffering from psychosis or addiction to rot on a sidewalk.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Because everybody’s psychosis comes out in these pressure moments.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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The story of The Washington Post’s risky investigation into the Watergate scandal is the weakest film in the Alan Pakula’s paranoia trilogy.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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And for as cautious as pressured coyotes can be, the presence of wolves only increases their paranoia.—
David Zeug,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Hallucinosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinosis. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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