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Capgras Syndrome Heralding the Development of Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Bron Lipkin
Bron Lipkin*
Affiliation:
Grovelands Priory Hospital, The Bourne, Southgate, London N14 6RA
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Abstract

Delusional misidentification of people otherwise well known, referred to as the Capgras syndrome, has been described in both functional and organic conditions. Evidence is accruing to suggest that it would always be prudent to search vigorously for an organic aetiology.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 1 , July 1988 , pp. 117 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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