Can certain diseases cause paranoia similar to that seen in individuals with paranoid schizophrenia, even if they do not have the disorder?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 06:23

Dementia with Lewy bodies
Head injury
Grief (yes, sadly)
⁉️sources from my experiences and internet research ⁉️
Fever
Charles Bonnet syndrome
Infection
Alcohol
PTSD
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Parkinson's disease
Bipolar disorder
Withdrawal from benzodiazepines
Dementia and drug use cause paranoia. That is very common. Some of other things that can include delusions and/or hallucination can be:
Delirium tremens
Migraines
Affective disorders
Hallucinogen use
Mental disorder
Stress
Alcohol withdrawal
Pharmaceutical drug (abuse or side effects)
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Narcolepsy
Alzheimer's disease,
Brain Tumors
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Seizures
Some of those things on the list are very very rare cases but I just wanted to cover everything (or almost everything).
Sleep disorders