Capgras' Syndrome and Cerebral Dysfunction
- 29 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 130 (1), 68-71
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.130.1.68
Abstract
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.Keywords
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