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The claim

Repeated and chronic experiences of déjà vu are a sign of neurological or psychological illness, such as temporal lobe epilepsy or psychiatric conditions

Original publisher’s rating

True. Déjà vu is harmless in healthy individuals. But if experienced repeatedly along with seizures, it could indicate temporal lobe epilepsy or other neurological disorders

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Sources and attribution

  1. [original] First Check original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

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