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<p>An international research team has found that an increase in nightmares and hallucinations, or 'daymares,' could indicate the onset of autoimmune diseases like lupus.</p>

<p>Lupus, an autoimmune inflammatory disease, impacts multiple organs, including the brain.</p>

<p>According to researchers from the University of Cambridge and King's College London in the UK, mental health and neurological symptoms such as depression, hallucinations, and loss of balance can serve as early warning signs of an impending "flare," a period when the disease worsens.</p>

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<p>In their study, the researchers surveyed 676 people with lupus and 400 clinicians, and conducted in-depth interviews with 69 people suffering from systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (including lupus) and 50 clinicians.</p>

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<p>The findings, published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, revealed that disrupted dream sleep was the most common symptom, experienced by three out of five patients. Among these patients, one-third developed lupus a year later.</p>

<p>Additionally, just under a quarter of the patients reported experiencing hallucinations, which were present in 85 per cent of those with lupus.</p>

<p>Furthermore, three out of five lupus patients and one in three individuals with other rheumatology-related conditions reported increasingly disrupted dream sleep, often vivid and distressing nightmares, shortly before experiencing hallucinations. These nightmares frequently involved scenarios of being attacked, trapped, crushed, or falling.</p>

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<p>"Patients often know which symptoms are a bad sign that their disease is about to flare, but both patients and doctors can be reluctant to discuss mental health and neurological symptoms, particularly if they don't realise that these can be a part of autoimmune diseases," said Melanie, the lead author from the varsity's Department of Public Health and Primary Care.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>
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An international research team has found that an increase in nightmares and hallucinations, or 'daymares,' could indicate the onset of autoimmune diseases like lupus.

An international research team has found that an increase in nightmares and hallucinations, or 'daymares,' could indicate the onset of autoimmune diseases like lupus. Lupus, an autoimmune inflammatory disease, impacts multiple organs, including the brain. According to researchers from the University of Cambridge and King's College London in the UK, mental health and neurological symptoms such as depression, hallucinations, and loss of balance can serve as early warning signs of an impending "flare," a period when the disease worsens. In their study, the researchers surveyed 676 people with lupus and 400 clinicians, and conducted in-depth interviews with 69 people suffering from systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (including lupus) and 50 clinicians. Also read | Pregnancy and kidney health: All you need to know The findings, published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, revealed that disrupted dream sleep was the most common symptom, experienced by three out of five patients. Among these patients, one-third developed lupus a year later. Additionally, just under a quarter of the patients reported experiencing hallucinations, which were present in 85 per cent of those with lupus. Furthermore, three out of five lupus patients and one in three individuals with other rheumatology-related conditions reported increasingly disrupted dream sleep, often vivid and distressing nightmares, shortly before experiencing hallucinations. These nightmares frequently involved scenarios of being attacked, trapped, crushed, or falling. Also read | ‘Rarest of rare’ kidney swap saves lives of two mothers from India and Tanzania "Patients often know which symptoms are a bad sign that their disease is about to flare, but both patients and doctors can be reluctant to discuss mental health and neurological symptoms, particularly if they don't realise that these can be a part of autoimmune diseases," said Melanie, the lead author from the varsity's Department of Public Health and Primary Care. (With inputs from agencies)

Nightmares, daytime hallucinations could indicate onset of THIS disease

Pop singer Selena Gomez said she was taking a breather to cope with her panic attacks and depression.&nbsp;<br />
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The 24-year-old suffers from lupus-- an autoimmune disease in which the human immune system becomes hyper active and damages the various parts of the body. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, the disease affects some 1.5 million Americans.&nbsp;<br />
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&quot;I&#39;ve discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges,&quot; Gomez said in a statement in the midst of her Revival world tour. &nbsp;<br />
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&quot;I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off ... I need to face this head on to ensure I am doing everything possible to be my best,&quot; she said.<br />
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She did not say when she will start the break.&nbsp;<br />
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Gomez, who found fame as a teenager through the 2007-12 Disney Channel series &quot;Wizards of Waverly Place,&quot; also canceled half of her &quot;Stars Dance&quot; tour in 2014 when she was initially diagnosed with lupus.<br />
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(WION with inputs from Reuters)

The pop singer suffers from an autoimmune disease, lupus, that damages various parts of the body

Pop singer Selena Gomez said she was taking a breather to cope with her panic attacks and depression. The 24-year-old suffers from lupus-- an autoimmune disease in which the human immune system becomes hyper active and damages the various parts of the body. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, the disease affects some 1.5 million Americans. "I've discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus, which can present their own challenges," Gomez said in a statement in the midst of her Revival world tour. "I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decided that the best way forward is to take some time off ... I need to face this head on to ensure I am doing everything possible to be my best," she said. She did not say when she will start the break. Gomez, who found fame as a teenager through the 2007-12 Disney Channel series "Wizards of Waverly Place," also canceled half of her "Stars Dance" tour in 2014 when she was initially diagnosed with lupus. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

Selena Gomez to take career break to cope with panic attacks, depression

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