People with late-stage Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia may have hallucinations and delusions. Damage to the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain can occur as the disease progresses, causing paranoid delusions or disturbing hallucinations. Silent strokes or mini-strokes that do not produce immediately detectable symptoms may also cause hallucinations in elderly individuals. Older people who begin hallucinating should see a doctor immediately to rule out a stroke.

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