Déjà vu

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Déjà vu. Déjà vu is the illusion of prior occurrence. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Definition

  • Déjà vu is the illusion of prior occurrence

Types

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Associated features

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Pathological déjà vu: causes

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Physiological déjà vu

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References

  1. Warren-Gash C, Zeman A. Deja vu. Pract Neurol 2003; 3:106-109.
  2. Warren-Gash C, Zeman A. Is there anything distinctive about epileptic deja vu? JNNP 2014; 85:143-147.
  3. Illman NA, Butler CR, Souchay C, Moulin CJA. Deja experiences in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Res Treat 2012; 2012:539-567.
  4. Curot J, Valton L, Denuelle M, et al. Déjà-rêvé: Prior dreams induced by direct electrical brain stimulation. Brain Stimul 2018; 11:875-885. 
  5. Alencar SD, Cendes F, de Morais ABCG, Ribeiro VCAF, Frota NAF, Pinto LF. Déjà vu in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review. Seizure 2024; 118:53-57.

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