De Clérambault's syndrome in organic affective disorder. Two cases.
Two patients with erotomania (de Clérambault's syndrome) associated with epilepsy and head trauma are presented. The delusion appeared during periods of mania or hypomania and partially remitted during depression or euthymia. Erotomania may be seen in a wide variety of psychotic conditions, including those that are organically based.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa; Ontario, Canada.
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Signer
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Cummings
D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior