[Religious delusion 13 years after brain injury].
We report here with a case of religious delusion in a 39 years old woman. She had suffered a head injury with right temporal concussion 13 years before but had no earlier history of psychiatric disorder. In view of the fact that this acute psychiatric state lasted for a short duration of time and that personality and affects were preserved, this incident is compared to the schizophreniform disorder of the type DSM-III-R. The hypothesis of an acquired predisposition due to head injury has been put forward as an explanation.
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Division autonome de Neuropsychologie, C.H.U.V., Lausanne, Suisse.
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D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012067:Religion; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology
Délire religieux treize ans après traumatisme crânien.