2003
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.44.4.342
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Ganser’s Syndrome in a Man With AIDS

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“…Ganser syndrome in organic states has mainly been reported in patients with head injury and stroke, mostly those involving the frontal lobes 7–10. It has also been reported in alcoholism with Korsakoff psychosis,1 neurosyphilis,4 dementia11 and AIDS 12. The present case of Ganser syndrome had features of hysterical dissociation but was found to have intracerebral haemorrhage in the temporoparietal region of the dominant hemisphere.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 55%
“…Ganser syndrome in organic states has mainly been reported in patients with head injury and stroke, mostly those involving the frontal lobes 7–10. It has also been reported in alcoholism with Korsakoff psychosis,1 neurosyphilis,4 dementia11 and AIDS 12. The present case of Ganser syndrome had features of hysterical dissociation but was found to have intracerebral haemorrhage in the temporoparietal region of the dominant hemisphere.…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 55%
“…The neurobiological cause of GS is still being challenged [11]. Most studies that show organic etiology indicates that the frontal executive function may be accountable for this problem [15][16]. However, this has not been investigated completely as an approximate answer which is an expression of nonaphasic communication disorder is yet to be linked to prefrontal and right hemispheric lesions [11].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are also known cases of recurrent GS symptoms [17]. Case reports indicate that GS prevalence is higher among ethnic minorities and emigrants [11,[20][21][22][23].…”
Section: Aetiologymentioning
confidence: 99%