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Erotomania secondary to cerebrovascular accident in frontotemporal impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Amlan Das ,
Shiva Mathur  and
Martin Orrell
Shiva Mathur
Affiliation:
North East London Mental Health Trust, Mascalls Park Hospital, Macalls Lane, Brentwood, Essex CM14 5HQ, England
Martin Orrell
Affiliation:
Mascalls Park Hospital and Department of Mental Health Sciences, 48 Riding House St, University College London, London W1W7EY, England
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Abstract

We report a case of erotomania with onset coinciding with a cerebrovascular accident in a 65-year-old woman. She believed Dick Haymes, a famous singer and actor who died in 1980 was in love with her, visited her and wanted to have sex with her. It is argued that the erotomania stemmed from an interaction between the frontotemporal impairment due to the cerebrovascular accident and personality factors.

Keywords

Erotomaniade Clerambault's syndromeCerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Type
Case reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , September 2005 , pp. 113 - 114
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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