Capgras syndrome with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Capgras misidentification syndrome after subarachnoid hemorrhage and the surgical repair of a right middle cerebral artery aneurysm is described. This Capgras delusional belief in an imposter assuming the form of a familiar person may result from disruption of cortical-visual-limbic pathways in the right hemisphere.
D000368:Aged; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*