title: [The coexistence of the intermetamorphosis and Foley syndromes: an interhemispheric disconnection or a limbic hyperconnection?].
abstract: The case of a patient with both, the intermetamorphosis and the Foley syndromes is studied. Both of these syndromes are extremely infrequent and their coexistence in a single patient points up to a common etiopathogenic mechanism. The relevant literature is discussed and a limbic hyperconnection syndrome is proposed to explain the clinical findings as well as the positive response to valproic acid.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría, Centro Médico Paitilla, Panamá.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: De León
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003861:Depersonalization / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Coexistencia de los síndromes de intermetamorfosis y de Foley: desconexión interhemisférica o hiperconexión límbica?