Question 1

what causes deja vu?

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Déjà vu: French for 'already seen' is the sensation of having seen something/person/place before even though you know you haven't. Theories as to the cause abound [see following site for some: http://science.Howstuffworks.Com/science-vs-myth/extrasensory-perceptions/deja-vu.Htm] but no one knows for sure.

Question 2

can a migraine cause deja vu?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Migraines can cause many stranges symptoms, but if ant symptom fails to resolve, you should seek medical attention.

Question 3

what anxiety disorders could cause frequent deja vu effects? random memories in middle of the day?

Accepted Answer

Can be with any: Deja Vu, can be associated with any anxiety disorder, and can occur with out any disorder just out of the blue, common in dissociative disorder -we know very little about why this happens -not considered independently concerning

Question 4

can a pineal gland cyst cause seizures? i have deja vu more often than normal and cyst is only thing on mri.

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Only 8% of pineal cysts enlarge and cause symptoms which are usually signs of increased intracranial pressure, not seizures. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 5

if an arachnoid cyst was over the temporal pareto region, would / could this cause deja vu seizures? temporal lobe epilepsy? if it was causing this would it be detected by an eeg or no? how do eegs correlate to mri findings / how accurate?

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: Your repetitive questions are unlikely to receive different answers, on this educational site, where we do not diagnose, treat, prescribe, or manage.  But, your questions can be more comprehensively addressed by a virtual consult by a neurologist at HT (www.connect@healthtap.com)

Question 6

what is deja vu?

Accepted Answer

Deja vu: Deja vu is the sense that something which is actually unfamiliar, is familiar -- or has been experienced before.  Most people have had such experiences occasionally, but in more frequent occurrence it can be associated with temporal lobe epilepsy.  In them, it can happen just before a seizure. But, this experience does not have to mean any abnormal condition at all.

Question 7

how do you explain deja vu?

Accepted Answer

Deja vu: Deja vu is the sense that something which is actually unfamiliar, is familiar -- or has been experienced before.  Most people have had such experiences occasionally, but in more frequent occurrence it can be associated with temporal lob epilepsy.  In them, it can happen just before a seizure. But, this experience does not have to mean any abnormal condition at all.

Question 8

is it normal to have deja vu?

Accepted Answer

Deja vu: For brief periods of time & in response to stressor, yes.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: deja vu?

Accepted Answer

"Already Seen": Déjà vu is a feeling that a current event or experience has been experienced previously. It is thought to be an aberration of memory in which the "time stamp" of an event becomes mis-assigned to make it seem as if the event occurred previously.  Almost everyone has experienced rare déjà vu events. When frequent it is rarely associated with temporal lobe epilepsy.

Question 10

why do some people have deja vu ? and what does it really mean?

Accepted Answer

That depends on: Who you ask and how often it happens.  In combination with other symptoms, it can indicate a type of seizure disorder (partial complex).

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