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Causes of Delusions

This section discusses 147 medical conditions causing Delusions. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Delusions:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Delusions. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Delusions:

The following list of conditions have 'Delusions' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acute intermittent porphyria ... paranoia
  • Affective Disorders, Psychotic ... delusions
  • Alcohol Withdrawal ... sound hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, paranoid delusions
  • Alcohol-Induced Disorders ... delusions
  • Alcoholism ... paranoid delusions
  • Alzheimer disease 10 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 12 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 13 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 14 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 15 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 16 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 5 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 6 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 7 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 8 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease 9 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 ... Suspicion
  • Alzheimer's Disease ... suspicion
  • Amphetamine abuse ... paranoia, delusions

    B

  • Bell mania ... delusions
  • Bing-Neel syndrome ... delusions
  • Bipolar disorder ... delusions

    C

  • Capgras' syndrome ... delusions
  • Cathinone poisoning ... auditory hallucinations, paranoia
  • Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosus ... delusions
  • Chemical poisoning - 5,-Methoxy-N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine ... auditory hallucinations
  • Chemical poisoning - Ether ... auditory hallucinations
  • Chemical poisoning - Sodium Monofluoroacetate ... auditory hallucinations
  • Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia ... paranoia, delusions
  • Choreoacanthocytosis amyotrophic ... paranoia
  • Chronic depression ... delusions
  • Cocaine addiction ... paranoia, auditory hallucinations
  • Complex partial seizure ... auditory hallucinations
  • Complex partial seizure disorder ... auditory hallucinations
  • Congenital hepatic porphyria ... paranoia
  • Crack addiction ... paranoia, auditory hallucinations
  • Crystal meth addiction ... paranoia, auditory hallucinations, delusions

    D

  • Deletion 22q11 ... paranoid delusions
  • Delirium ... delusions
  • Delusional disorder ... delusional beliefs, delusions
  • Dementia With Lewy Bodies ... delusions
  • Depression ... delusions
  • Diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy ... paranoia
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder ... Delusions
  • Double Depression ... delusions
  • Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease ... Suspicion
  • Dysphasic dementia, hereditary ... delusions

    E

  • Early-onset Alzheimer's ... Suspicion
  • Ecstasy abuse ... paranoid symptoms
  • Ecstasy addiction ... paranoia
  • Ecstasy withdrawal ... paranoid delusions
  • Endogenous depression ... delusions
  • Epilepsy, familial temporal lobe, 4 ... auditory hallucinations

    F

  • Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease ... Suspicion
  • Focal seizure ... auditory hallucinations
  • Focal sensory seizure ... auditory hallucinations

    H

  • Hawaiian Baby Woodrose poisoning ... paranoia
  • Head Conditions ... Delusions
  • Hemiplegic migraine, familial type 1 ... auditory hallucinations
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Wormwood ... paranoia
  • Heroin dependence ... paranoia
  • Hoigné syndrome ... auditory hallucinations
  • Hypomagnesemia primary ... delusions

    I

  • Insanity ... delusions

    L

  • Late-onset Alzheimer's ... Suspicion
  • LSD addiction ... paranoia
  • Lupus ... paranoia

    M

  • Mania ... delusions of grandeur
  • Marijuana abuse ... paranoia
  • Marijuana addiction ... paranoia
  • Marijuana overdose ... paranoia

    N

  • Narcotic addiction ... paranoia, auditory hallucinations
  • Nonaffective Psychosis ... Delusions

    O

  • Opioid addiction ... paranoia
  • Opium addiction ... paranoia
  • Oxycontin addiction ... paranoia

    P

  • Pain killer addiction ... paranoia
  • Paranoid Personality Disorder ... paranoia, paranoid beliefs
  • Parkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant Lewy body (PARK4) ... paranoia
  • Partial seizure ... auditory hallucinations
  • Partial sensory seizure ... auditory hallucinations
  • Porphyria ... paranoia
  • Prescribed medication addiction ... paranoia, auditory hallucinations
  • Psychiatric disorders ... Hearing voices
  • Psychological disorders ... Hearing voices
  • Psychosis ... paranoia, delusions
  • Psychotic depression ... Auditory hallucinations
  • Psychotic disorders ... paranoia, delusions

    R

  • Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease ... Suspicion
  • Ritalin abuse ... paranoia

    S

  • Schizoid Personality Disorder ... paranoid beliefs
  • Schizophrenia ... delusions of grandeur, delusions, paranoid delusions
  • Schizotypal Personality Disorder ... paranoid beliefs
  • Secondarily generalized seizure ... auditory hallucinations
  • Self-induced water intoxication and schizophrenic disorders syndrome ... paranoid delusions
  • Sensory seizure ... auditory hallucinations
  • Shprintzen syndorme ... paranoid delusions
  • Simple partial seizure ... auditory hallucinations
  • Sleeping pill addiction ... paranoia
  • Steroid abuse ... paranoia, delusions
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome ... paranoia

    T

  • Tolterodine toxicity ... paranoia
  • Tranquilizer addiction ... paranoia

    V

  • Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ... Delusions
  • Variegate porphyria ... paranoia
  • Velocardiofacial syndrome ... paranoid delusions

    W

  • West African Trypanosomiasis ... delusions
  • Wolfram Syndrome 2 ... paranoia
  • Wolfram's disease ... Paranoia

    Conditions listing medical complications: Delusions:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Delusions' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    L

  • Lupus ... paranoia

    P

  • Porphyria ... paranoia

    More Information About Delusions

    List of 147 causes of Delusions

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Delusions in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Delusions

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Delusions as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 30 drug side effect causes of Delusions]

    Drug interaction causes of Delusions:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Delusions.

    • Ethosuximide and Isoniazid interaction
    • Fluoxetine and Clarithromycin interaction
    [See detailed list of 2 drug interaction causes of Delusions]

    Medical Textbooks about Delusions

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Delusions. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Delusions (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • DELUSIONS
    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • DELUSIONS
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • DELUSIONS
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
     

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