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Tanuki

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12. Alcoholic hallucinosis:
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 09:59 AM
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3830167/

"Abstract:
Alcoholic hallucinosis is a rare complication of chronic alcohol abuse characterized by predominantly auditory hallucinations that occur either during or after a period of heavy alcohol consumption. Bleuler (1916) termed the condition as alcohol hallucinosis and differentiated it from Delirium Tremens. Usually it presents with acoustic verbal hallucinations, delusions and mood disturbances arising in clear consciousness and sometimes may progress to a chronic form mimicking schizophrenia. One such case with multimodal hallucinations in a Defence Service Corps soldier is presented here."... (more)

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