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A Case of a Delusional Psychotic Syndrome in the Setting of Werner's Syndrome (Adult Progeria)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

T. C. A. Tannock  and
R. F. Cook
R. F. Cook
Affiliation:
St Bernard's Wing, Ealing Hospital, Middlesex
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Abstract

The literature on Werner's syndrome is scarce, and to our knowledge, no documented evidence is available to substantiate central nervous system involvement in this multisystem disease. We present a case of Werner's syndrome associated with recurrent delusional psychosis in the presence of cognitive impairment and computerised tomography (CT) radiological changes in the posterior cerebral cortex.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 5 , May 1988 , pp. 703 - 704
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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