[Cotard syndrome].
We describe a schizophrenic paranoid patient, who developed a unique clinical state that fits the Cotard syndrome. The article deals with the course of the disease, the clinical characteristics, the difficulties of treatment. The process of diagnosis and its difficulties, and the rareness of the symptoms are emphasized. Various etiological causes of the syndrome are discussed.
Simovici
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Community Health Center, Jaffa.
Bauer
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D000328:Adult; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology*; D013577:Syndrome