Delusional misidentification, AIDS and the right hemisphere.
A patient with AIDS developed the Capgras' syndrome as part of an acute confusional state resulting from an opportunistic infection. Neuropsychological testing suggested non-dominant hemisphere dysfunction with impaired facial recognition. Serial CT scanning showed a right parietal lesion which resolved after the psychosis improved. These findings provide further evidence for the hypothesis that selective visuospatial deficits underlie the development of Capgras' syndrome.
Crichton
P
P
Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross Hospital, London.
Lewis
S
S
D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed