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Vivid hallucination

MedGen UID:
870530
•Concept ID:
C4024978
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Vivid hallucinations
 
HPO: HP:0006803

Definition

Perceptual experiences that are vivid, intense, and sensory in nature occur in the absence of corresponding stimuli from the external environment. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVivid hallucination

Conditions with this feature

Kleine-Levin syndrome
MedGen UID:
61511
•Concept ID:
C0206085
•
Disease or Syndrome
The Kleine-Levin hibernation syndrome, a rare disorder that occurs predominantly in males, is characterized by episodic attacks of aberrant behavior, hypersomnia, and increased feeding (megaphagia) and sex drives (Kleine, 1925; Levin, 1929).
See: Condition Record
Kleine-Levin syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation of the Clinical Features, Management, and Prognoses of Patients With Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
Buyukgol H, Ilik F, Ertem DH
J Nerv Ment Dis 2019 Dec;207(12):1045-1047. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001101. PMID: 31703034
Orexin supplementation in narcolepsy treatment: A review.
Nepovimova E, Janockova J, Misik J, Kubik S, Stuchlik A, Vales K, Korabecny J, Mezeiova E, Dolezal R, Soukup O, Kobrlova T, Pham NL, Nguyen TD, Konecny J, Kuca K
Med Res Rev 2019 May;39(3):961-975. Epub 2018 Nov 14 doi: 10.1002/med.21550. PMID: 30426515
Psychosis in Parkinson's disease: identification, prevention and treatment.
Levin J, Hasan A, Höglinger GU
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2016 Jan;123(1):45-50. Epub 2015 Apr 18 doi: 10.1007/s00702-015-1400-x. PMID: 25894288

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.
Toh WL, Yolland C, Gurvich C, Barnes J, Rossell SL
J Neurol 2023 Jun;270(6):2857-2889. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11545-6. PMID: 36702960Free PMC Article
Narcolepsy and psychosis: A systematic review.
Hanin C, Arnulf I, Maranci JB, Lecendreux M, Levinson DF, Cohen D, Laurent-Levinson C
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2021 Jul;144(1):28-41. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1111/acps.13300. PMID: 33779983Free PMC Article
Psychosis in Parkinson's disease: identification, prevention and treatment.
Levin J, Hasan A, Höglinger GU
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2016 Jan;123(1):45-50. Epub 2015 Apr 18 doi: 10.1007/s00702-015-1400-x. PMID: 25894288
Psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
Thanvi BR, Lo TC, Harsh DP
Postgrad Med J 2005 Oct;81(960):644-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.032029. PMID: 16210460Free PMC Article
Flashbulb memories and other repetitive images: a psychiatric perspective.
Sierra M, Berrios GE
Compr Psychiatry 1999 Mar-Apr;40(2):115-25. doi: 10.1016/s0010-440x(99)90115-3. PMID: 10080258

Diagnosis

Narcolepsy and psychosis: A systematic review.
Hanin C, Arnulf I, Maranci JB, Lecendreux M, Levinson DF, Cohen D, Laurent-Levinson C
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2021 Jul;144(1):28-41. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1111/acps.13300. PMID: 33779983Free PMC Article
Nightmare Disorder and Isolated Sleep Paralysis.
Stefani A, Högl B
Neurotherapeutics 2021 Jan;18(1):100-106. Epub 2020 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-00966-8. PMID: 33230689Free PMC Article
Historical Trends in the Diagnosis of Peduncular Hallucinosis.
Galetta KM, Prasad S
J Neuroophthalmol 2018 Dec;38(4):438-441. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000599. PMID: 29215387
Charles Bonnet syndrome.
Stojanov O
Vojnosanit Pregl 2016 Sep;73(9):881-4. doi: 10.2298/VSP150321140S. PMID: 29320624
Ketamine-Induced Hallucinations.
Powers AR 3rd, Gancsos MG, Finn ES, Morgan PT, Corlett PR
Psychopathology 2015;48(6):376-85. Epub 2015 Sep 12 doi: 10.1159/000438675. PMID: 26361209Free PMC Article

Therapy

DMT alters cortical travelling waves.
Alamia A, Timmermann C, Nutt DJ, VanRullen R, Carhart-Harris RL
Elife 2020 Oct 12;9 doi: 10.7554/eLife.59784. PMID: 33043883Free PMC Article
Orexin supplementation in narcolepsy treatment: A review.
Nepovimova E, Janockova J, Misik J, Kubik S, Stuchlik A, Vales K, Korabecny J, Mezeiova E, Dolezal R, Soukup O, Kobrlova T, Pham NL, Nguyen TD, Konecny J, Kuca K
Med Res Rev 2019 May;39(3):961-975. Epub 2018 Nov 14 doi: 10.1002/med.21550. PMID: 30426515
Ketamine-Induced Hallucinations.
Powers AR 3rd, Gancsos MG, Finn ES, Morgan PT, Corlett PR
Psychopathology 2015;48(6):376-85. Epub 2015 Sep 12 doi: 10.1159/000438675. PMID: 26361209Free PMC Article
Familial narcolepsy.
Stepień A, Staszewski J, Domzał TM, Rzeski M, Skrobowska E, Warczyńska A
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2007 Mar-Apr;41(2):134-40. PMID: 17530575
Psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
Thanvi BR, Lo TC, Harsh DP
Postgrad Med J 2005 Oct;81(960):644-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2004.032029. PMID: 16210460Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.
Toh WL, Yolland C, Gurvich C, Barnes J, Rossell SL
J Neurol 2023 Jun;270(6):2857-2889. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11545-6. PMID: 36702960Free PMC Article
Perceptual phenomena in destructured sensory fields: Probing the brain's intrinsic functional architectures.
Miskovic V, Lynn SJ, Bagg JO, Pouliot JJ, Ríos M, Wackermann J
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019 Mar;98:265-286. Epub 2019 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.01.014. PMID: 30668968
Charles Bonnet syndrome.
Stojanov O
Vojnosanit Pregl 2016 Sep;73(9):881-4. doi: 10.2298/VSP150321140S. PMID: 29320624
Ketamine-Induced Hallucinations.
Powers AR 3rd, Gancsos MG, Finn ES, Morgan PT, Corlett PR
Psychopathology 2015;48(6):376-85. Epub 2015 Sep 12 doi: 10.1159/000438675. PMID: 26361209Free PMC Article
The neuropsychiatry of Parkinson's disease.
Lauterbach EC
Minerva Med 2005 Jun;96(3):155-73. PMID: 16175159

Clinical prediction guides

Non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.
Toh WL, Yolland C, Gurvich C, Barnes J, Rossell SL
J Neurol 2023 Jun;270(6):2857-2889. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11545-6. PMID: 36702960Free PMC Article
Narcolepsy and psychosis: A systematic review.
Hanin C, Arnulf I, Maranci JB, Lecendreux M, Levinson DF, Cohen D, Laurent-Levinson C
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2021 Jul;144(1):28-41. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1111/acps.13300. PMID: 33779983Free PMC Article
Charles Bonnet syndrome.
Stojanov O
Vojnosanit Pregl 2016 Sep;73(9):881-4. doi: 10.2298/VSP150321140S. PMID: 29320624
Ketamine-Induced Hallucinations.
Powers AR 3rd, Gancsos MG, Finn ES, Morgan PT, Corlett PR
Psychopathology 2015;48(6):376-85. Epub 2015 Sep 12 doi: 10.1159/000438675. PMID: 26361209Free PMC Article
Flashbulb memories and other repetitive images: a psychiatric perspective.
Sierra M, Berrios GE
Compr Psychiatry 1999 Mar-Apr;40(2):115-25. doi: 10.1016/s0010-440x(99)90115-3. PMID: 10080258

Recent systematic reviews

Examining the relationships between cognition and auditory hallucinations: A systematic review.
Bell A, Toh WL, Allen P, Cella M, Jardri R, Larøi F, Moseley P, Rossell SL
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2024 Jun;58(6):467-497. Epub 2024 Mar 12 doi: 10.1177/00048674241235849. PMID: 38470085Free PMC Article
Non-visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.
Toh WL, Yolland C, Gurvich C, Barnes J, Rossell SL
J Neurol 2023 Jun;270(6):2857-2889. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11545-6. PMID: 36702960Free PMC Article
Narcolepsy and psychosis: A systematic review.
Hanin C, Arnulf I, Maranci JB, Lecendreux M, Levinson DF, Cohen D, Laurent-Levinson C
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2021 Jul;144(1):28-41. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1111/acps.13300. PMID: 33779983Free PMC Article
Ketamine added to morphine or hydromorphone patient-controlled analgesia for acute postoperative pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Wang L, Johnston B, Kaushal A, Cheng D, Zhu F, Martin J
Can J Anaesth 2016 Mar;63(3):311-25. Epub 2015 Dec 10 doi: 10.1007/s12630-015-0551-4. PMID: 26659198
Disturbed memory and amnesia related to intensive care.
Jones C, Griffiths RD, Humphris G
Memory 2000 Mar;8(2):79-94. doi: 10.1080/096582100387632. PMID: 10829125

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