Hallucinations in Elderly
Hallucinations in elderly people can be a sign of Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other brain disorders. Medications can also cause them. Hallucinations occur when a person is awake and has false or distorted experiences that to them, are very real. Elderly hallucinations include seeing people who aren't there, hearing voices, seeing lights and patterns or feeling crawling sensations on the skin. This website contains information for caregivers regarding hallucinations in elderly parents.
Articles About Hallucinations In Elderly
- How to Handle an Elderly Parent's Bad Behavior
How to handle an elderly parent's bad, outrageous, difficult or shocking behavior, such as anger, stubborn, rage, outbursts, argumentative, controlling and negativity.
- Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly
Left untreated, urinary tract infections can cause serious health problems such as delirium and confusion, and even death, in elderly people. Learn about the signs, symptoms and treatments of UTs in elderly women and men.
- Dangerous Drug Interactions: Medicines at War Within the Body
The battle, known as polypharmacy, is estimated to cause the death of 100,000 elderly each year. Learn about the risk of polypharmacy, dangerous drug interactions in the body.
Q&A with the Experts on Hallucinations In Elderly
- What's the difference between Alzheimer's hallucinations and delusions?
Hallucinations in the elderly may be experienced through one of the five senses; a delusion is something a person believes to be true.