Hallucinations: Causes, forms, diagnosis

Brief overview What are hallucinations? Sensory illusions that are experienced as real. All senses can be affected – hearing, smell, taste, sight, touch. Differences in intensity and duration are possible. Causes: e.g., lack of sleep, exhaustion, social isolation, migraine, tinnitus, eye disease, high fever, dehydration, hypothermia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, dementia, schizophrenia, depression, alcohol … Hallucinations: Causes, forms, diagnosis