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What causes olfactory or gustatory hallucinations?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Hallucinations: Causes can be central or peripheral. An example of central olfactory hallucinations is head injury or temporal lobe seizures or migraines or strokes. An example of peripheral olfactory is sinusitis or upper respiratory infection. An example of gustatory is epilepsy or schizophrenia or illicit substances.

Answered 9/10/2013

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