Category Archives: Psychiatric

On CL, we frequently get consulted for new-onset hallucinations. Often, we find that these are due to delirium. However, there is a subset of patients who have something called hypnagogic hallucinations. Here is a brief overview: Hypnagogic Hallucinations Definition: Hallucinations at sleep onset (during transition from wake to sleep)     -Due to a REM intrusion into wakefulness Epidemiology Severity -Most casesContinue reading “Hypnagogic Hallucinations”