Affects of long term sleep deprivation?

Question:

Years ago, I read of experiments where mice or other experimental animals were keep up for many days (more than 5, I think) and died because of it. I have also read of experiments were human subjects were kept up for 3 or 4 days and began to suffer serious halucinations.

Can anyone confirm either of these?

Answers:
hallucinations can actually come on for some people within a shorter period of time.

its very individual.

but yes, hallucinations can occur as well as headaches, your motor skills can get all mixed up, severe delusions and paranoia as well as things like eyesight, perception and speech can be effected.

the stress of these things happening on your mind and your body can ultimately result in death

crazy stuff huh.

Delusions. Alterted psyche. Cartiac arrest.

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