title: Capgras syndrome in a patient with myxedema.
abstract: The authors describe what may be the first reported case of Capgras syndrome associate with, or precipitated by, myxedema. The patient's mental status dramatically returned to normal with gradual thyroid replacement. The authors suggest that tests for organicity be done routinely on patients manifesting Capgras features.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009230:Myxedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests