Electroconvulsive therapy as a contributor to the production of delusional misidentification.
Evidence for an organic component in patients with delusional misidentification syndromes is reviewed and three described who developed the Capgras symptom after a course of ECT which produced a mild organic psychosyndrome. The delusion was a complicating factor during treatment, but remitted in all cases as the organic brain syndrome cleared and the underlying condition improved.
D000328:Adult; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy