Somatoparaphrenia: a case report.
A patient with a severe organic schizophreniform illness is described in whom the bizarre psychotic features were related to a non-dominant parietal lobe lesion. This case is a severe and unusual form of the neuro-psychiatric disorder, somatoparaphrenia. The relationship of this condition to other disorders of parietal lobe function is discussed.
D001828:Body Image; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007088:Illusions / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology