Brain Imaging in a Case of Capgras' Syndrome
The British Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 January 1987
Shôn Lewis
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A patient developed Capgras' syndrome as part of an interictal psychosis of epilepsy; magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral subcortical lesions in occipitotemporal and frontal regions, which have implications for the postulated association between CapgrAs' syndrome and neuropsychological deficits, in particular prosopagnosia.
Abstract
A patient developed Capgras' syndrome as part of an interictal psychosis of epilepsy; magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral subcortical lesions in occipitotemporal and frontal regions. These findings have implications for the postulated association between Capgras' syndrome and neuropsychological deficits, in particular prosopagnosia.
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