title: [The Capgras syndrome].
abstract: The Capgras syndrome is one of delusional-like misidentification syndrome in which a person holds a delusion that one or several his/her friends or relatives have been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. As any other delusional disorder, the Capgras syndrome is characterized by stability despite the indisputable arguments against fault views. Initially, this syndrome was considered as a presentation of schizophrenia but later it has been described in brain organic disorders, primarily in elderly patients with dementia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Anikina
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D002194:Capgras Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology