Aspects of the Ethiology of Hallucinations

Volume 24, Number 1(92) (2014)

Justina Račkauskaitė, Vita Danilevičiūtė, Alvydas Navickas Abstract Hallucinations are misperceptions of things or events with one or more senses when an internal or external trigger doesn’t exist. They can be divided into visual, audioverbal, olfactorical, tactile and gustatory. Hallucinations develop due to 3 main pathophysiologicalmechanisms: psychophysiological, psychobiochemical (neurohormone dependent) and psychodynamic. Etiology of these perceptions…

Acute Psychosis (Delirium) in Intensive Care Unit

Volume 22, Number 5(84) (2012)

Pranas Šerpytis, Aušra Deksnytė, Ramūnas Aranauskas, Ingrida Kazlauskaitė, Vida Žvironaitė, Egidijus Berūkštis Abstract Objective. The intensive care patients are at high risk for the development of delirium therefore this condition is formerly known as ICU psychosis. Studies demonstrate, that cardiac surgery increases the risk of delirium, but its relation with interventional procedures is still unknown.…