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Illusions

MedGen UID:
9415
Concept ID:
C0020903
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Illusion
SNOMED CT: Illusion (5152006)
 
HPO: HP:5200205

Definition

Perceptual experiences that involve misinterpretations or distortions of sensory stimuli. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Riva G, Malighetti C, Serino S
Clin Psychol Psychother 2021 May;28(3):477-488. Epub 2021 Jun 5 doi: 10.1002/cpp.2622. PMID: 34048622Free PMC Article
Schneider RB, Iourinets J, Richard IH
Neurodegener Dis Manag 2017 Dec;7(6):365-376. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.2217/nmt-2017-0028. PMID: 29160144
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

Messeri L, Crockett MJ
Nature 2024 Mar;627(8002):49-58. Epub 2024 Mar 6 doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07146-0. PMID: 38448693
Stanley BM, Chen YC, Maurer D, Lewis TL, Shore DI
J Exp Child Psychol 2023 Jun;230:105629. Epub 2023 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105629. PMID: 36731280
Costa ALL, Costa DL, Pessoa VF, Caixeta FV, Maior RS
Schizophr Res 2023 Feb;252:13-22. Epub 2023 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.12.030. PMID: 36610221
Di Stefano V, Iacono S, Gagliardo A, Maggio B, Guggino G, Gangitano M, Monastero R, Maggio VR, Bolognini N, Brighina F
Pain Res Manag 2022;2022:7355102. Epub 2022 Sep 25 doi: 10.1155/2022/7355102. PMID: 36199588Free PMC Article
Wade NJ
Perception 2014;43(9):846-68. doi: 10.1068/p7695. PMID: 25420326

Diagnosis

Lanska DJ, Lanska JR
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:142-150. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475722. PMID: 29151098
Schneider RB, Iourinets J, Richard IH
Neurodegener Dis Manag 2017 Dec;7(6):365-376. Epub 2017 Nov 21 doi: 10.2217/nmt-2017-0028. PMID: 29160144
Landwehr K
Atten Percept Psychophys 2015 Aug;77(6):2145-52. doi: 10.3758/s13414-015-0900-y. PMID: 25893471
Fields MC, Marcuse LV
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;129:457-67. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62630-1.00025-1. PMID: 25726284
Kölmel HW
Baillieres Clin Neurol 1993 Aug;2(2):243-64. PMID: 8137001

Therapy

Kishan AU, Ma TM, Lamb JM, Casado M, Wilhalme H, Low DA, Sheng K, Sharma S, Nickols NG, Pham J, Yang Y, Gao Y, Neylon J, Basehart V, Cao M, Steinberg ML
JAMA Oncol 2023 Mar 1;9(3):365-373. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.6558. PMID: 36633877Free PMC Article
Rojas M, Chávez-Castillo M, Duran P, Ortega Á, Bautista-Sandoval MJ, Salazar J, Riaño-Garzón M, Chacín M, Medina-Ortiz O, Palmar J, Cudris-Torres L, Bermúdez V
Curr Pharm Des 2022;28(33):2725-2741. doi: 10.2174/1381612828666220428102802. PMID: 36321314
Boesch E, Bellan V, Moseley GL, Stanton TR
Pain 2016 Mar;157(3):516-529. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000423. PMID: 26588692
Hippen B
Am J Kidney Dis 2015 Oct;66(4):577-82. Epub 2015 Jun 19 doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.05.013. PMID: 26094999
Yalçin AD, Forta H
Seizure 1998 Aug;7(4):325-7. doi: 10.1016/s1059-1311(98)80027-7. PMID: 9733410

Prognosis

Yildiz GY, Sperandio I, Kettle C, Chouinard PA
Psychon Bull Rev 2022 Apr;29(2):293-320. Epub 2021 Oct 6 doi: 10.3758/s13423-021-02007-7. PMID: 34613601
Killeen PR, Grondin S
Psychol Rev 2022 Jul;129(4):603-639. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1037/rev0000308. PMID: 34553968
Brainerd CJ
Memory 2022 Jan;30(1):5-9. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1844756. PMID: 33176577
Cretenoud AF, Francis G, Herzog MH
J Vis 2020 Aug 3;20(8):12. doi: 10.1167/jov.20.8.12. PMID: 32766743Free PMC Article
Erle TM, Topolinski S
Exp Psychol 2018 Nov;65(6):332-344. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000419. PMID: 30638171

Clinical prediction guides

Brainerd CJ
Memory 2022 Jan;30(1):5-9. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1844756. PMID: 33176577
Balas B, Balas B
Perception 2021 Mar;50(3):276-279. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1177/0301006620988847. PMID: 33472536
Cretenoud AF, Francis G, Herzog MH
J Vis 2020 Aug 3;20(8):12. doi: 10.1167/jov.20.8.12. PMID: 32766743Free PMC Article
Erle TM, Topolinski S
Exp Psychol 2018 Nov;65(6):332-344. doi: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000419. PMID: 30638171
Bridgeman B, Dassonville P, Lester BD
Conscious Cogn 2018 Sep;64:6-12. Epub 2018 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2018.05.009. PMID: 29886012

Recent systematic reviews

Mash J, Jenkinson PM, Dean CE, Laws KR
Conscious Cogn 2023 Mar;109:103480. Epub 2023 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2023.103480. PMID: 36764163
Costa ALL, Costa DL, Pessoa VF, Caixeta FV, Maior RS
Schizophr Res 2023 Feb;252:13-22. Epub 2023 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.12.030. PMID: 36610221
Pyasik M, Ciorli T, Pia L
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022 Dec;143:104926. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104926. PMID: 36341941
Chendo I, Silva C, Duarte GS, Prada L, Voon V, Ferreira JJ
J Parkinsons Dis 2022;12(1):85-94. doi: 10.3233/JPD-212930. PMID: 34806620
Boesch E, Bellan V, Moseley GL, Stanton TR
Pain 2016 Mar;157(3):516-529. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000423. PMID: 26588692

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