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A case of mild Capgras syndrome after righthemispheric brain injury in a lucid young male

E Kockelmann, CE Elger, C Helmstaedter · Aktuelle Neurologie · 2004 · Heft 09

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Aktuelle Neurologie
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E Kockelmann, CE Elger, C Helmstaedter
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Heft 09 / 2004
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Erschienen: 2004-09-07 00:00:00
ISSN
0302-4350
DOI
10.1055/s-2004-833398

Zusammenfassung

Introduction: Capgras syndrome (CS), the delusional belief that one's acquaintances have been replaced by identical looking impostors, is a phenomenon that often accompanies neurologic and psychiatric disorders like dementia, Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia (1). Lesions of the temporo-limbic system and frontal lobe are discussed as neuroanatomical basis for the development of CS, which has more often been reported after righthemispheric lesions (2). Case report: We report the case of a thirty-one year old lucid male without any history of neurologic or psychiatric illness, who suffered an extensive haemorrh…

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After Capgras Syndrome Amygdala Association Dementia Aktuelle Neurologie