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Prabhat K. Chand, Pratima Murthy

German J Psychiatry 2007; 10: 21-24.

Lilliputian hallucinations are infrequent but reported in a variety of states ranging from toxic metabolic states, medical,
neurological and psychiatric conditions. We report three cases with different psychiatric diagnoses all presenting
with vivid Lilliputian hallucinations. An attempt to apply the current biological mechanisms that explain complex
visual hallucinations to Lilliputian hallucinations is made. The phenomenon of size constancy and a functional break
between the visual cortex and association cortices explains the phenomena of micropsia, a sensory distortion. We propose
whether this principle could also determine the form of hallucinations and produce Lilliputian hallucination

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medical_supplies 4 months ago

Ironically I read the whole paper and still don't understand Lilliputian Hallucinations.