Capgras Syndrome Variant in an 8½-year-Old Boy

Kourany, Ronald F.C.

doi:10.1097/00004583-198311000-00009

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“…The delusion can recur, with the number of imagined imposters increasing over time (10). The occurrence of CS has been reported among individuals of various ethnic backgrounds (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17) and across a wide range of ages (14,(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24). The syndrome is exhibited in both sexes, although some authors have reported a higher prevalence among women (3,22,(25)(26)(27).…”

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Capgras Syndrome: A Review of the Neurophysiological Correlates and Presenting Clinical Features in Cases Involving Physical Violence

Bourget

Whitehurst²

2004

Can J Psychiatry

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Capgras Syndrome: A Review of the Neurophysiological Correlates and Presenting Clinical Features in Cases Involving Physical Violence

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Whitehurst²

2004

Can J Psychiatry

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“…Gender comparison reveals a higher prevalence in females than in males, with a 2:1 ratio. However, only a few reports have described this syndrome in male patients during childhood [2,7] and, to our knowledge, only one case has been reported for a girl: a 12-year-old girl who had been hospitalized for attacks of abdominal pain [8]. Neuroleptic drugs are widely used for the treatment of psychotic symptoms in children and adolescents, for whom they are considered currently the best option [9].…”

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Clinical picture and treatment implication in a child with Capgras syndrome: a case report

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IntroductionCapgras syndrome is a delusional misidentification syndrome characterized by the patient’s belief that his or her relatives have been replaced by impostors.Case presentationHere we describe the clinical picture and the therapeutic approach to an 11-year-old Caucasian girl with Capgras syndrome. A complete psychopathological assessment was conducted during the acute phase, at one month, two months and six months since diagnosis.ConclusionSubsequent follow-up evaluations in this patient allowed us to detect improvements in the psychotic symptoms following treatment with risperidone and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, suggesting that this combined therapy may significantly improve the clinical outcome in patients who have Capgras syndrome.

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“…Capgras syndrome is characterized by a specific monothematic delusion in which the patient believes that his/her relatives have been substituted by impostors who bear a close resemblance with the originals. [ 1 ] A systematic review of 255 published adult cases showed that it can occur with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, brain damage due to various lesions like tumor, trauma, especially to the frontal/temporal lobe, and in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease. [ 2 ] It is more common in females like our case, but extremely rare in children, and in published literature, we could detect only six publications in children.…”

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“…[ 3 ] An 8½-year-old boy has been described in literature who believed he was a double of himself. [ 1 ] Mazzone et al . have described a favorable response to risperidone and SSRI in an 11-year-old girl.…”

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