The case of lost Wilma: a clinical report of Capgras delusion.
This detailed clinical report of a typical Capgras delusion (CD) in a demented patient is presented in order to foster future descriptions in neurological cases. In the framework of a recently developed model of familiar person processing, it is suggested that CD might be due to a dysfunction at the level of Person Identity Nodes. Prefrontal impairment is held to represent a critical factor leading to a failure of belief evaluation.
Lucchelli
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Alzheimer's Disease Center, Via Settembrini 1, I-20017, Passirana di Rao, Milan, Italy. flucch@libero.it
Spinnler
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D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003702:Delusions; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods
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