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Coexistence of Capgras and its related syndromes in a single patient. 1986

S Atwal, and M H Khan

A very unusual case of Capgras syndrome is described. It is unique because of the coexistence of three related syndromes, namely the syndrome of Fregoli, the syndrome of intermetamorphosis, and the syndrome of subjective doubles, in the same patient during the course of his illness. A brief description of these colourful syndromes is given and we speculate upon the possible role of psychodynamic and organic factors in the patho-physiology of these intriguing syndromes.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011618	Psychotic Disorders	Disorders in which there is a loss of ego boundaries or a gross impairment in reality testing with delusions or prominent hallucinations. (From DSM-IV, 1994)	Psychoses,Psychosis, Brief Reactive,Schizoaffective Disorder,Schizophreniform Disorders,Psychosis,Brief Reactive Psychoses,Brief Reactive Psychosis,Disorder, Psychotic,Disorder, Schizoaffective,Disorder, Schizophreniform,Disorders, Psychotic,Disorders, Schizoaffective,Disorders, Schizophreniform,Psychoses, Brief Reactive,Psychotic Disorder,Reactive Psychoses, Brief,Reactive Psychosis, Brief,Schizoaffective Disorders,Schizophreniform Disorder
D002194	Capgras Syndrome	A psychotic disorder characterized by the patient's belief that acquaintances or closely related persons have been replaced by doubles or imposters.	Syndrome, Capgras
D003702	Delusions	A false belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that persists despite the facts, and is not considered tenable by one's associates.	Delusion
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D019965	Neurocognitive Disorders	Diagnoses of DEMENTIA and AMNESTIC DISORDER are subsumed here. (DSM-5)	Clerambault Syndrome,Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders,Kandinsky Syndrome,Mental Disorders, Organic,Organic Brain Syndrome, Nonpsychotic,Organic Mental Disorders,Organic Mental Disorders, Psychotic,Psychoses, Traumatic,Mild Neurocognitive Disorder,Nonpsychotic Organic Brain Syndrome,Disorder, Mild Neurocognitive,Disorder, Neurocognitive,Disorders, Mild Neurocognitive,Disorders, Neurocognitive,Disorders, Organic Mental,Mental Disorder, Organic,Mild Neurocognitive Disorders,Neurocognitive Disorder,Neurocognitive Disorder, Mild,Neurocognitive Disorders, Mild,Organic Mental Disorder,Traumatic Psychoses