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Capgras' Syndrome and Cerebral Dysfunction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Martin A. Hayman  and
Richard Abrams
Martin A. Hayman
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
Richard Abrams
Affiliation:
From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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Summary

Two cases of Capgras' syndrome in association with coarse brain disease are presented. The authors suggest that prosopagnosia (face non-recognition) may be the primary expression of a specific cerebral dysfunction which forms the basis for a delusional elaboration resulting in Capgras' syndrome.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 130 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 68 - 71
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1977 

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