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Delusional Infestation and Dementia: A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

E.B. Renvoize ,
J. Kent  and
H. M. Klar
E.B. Renvoize*
Affiliation:
Bootham Park Hospital
J. Kent
Affiliation:
Bootham Park Hospital
H. M. Klar
Affiliation:
Bootham Park Hospital
*
∗Bootham Park Hospital, York, YO3 7BY
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Abstract

The case of an 82-year-old woman with delusional infestation and senile dementia of the Alzheimer type is reported. Her symptoms of infestation ceased dramatically with pimozide given for 5 weeks, and did not recur during follow-up over 9 months. The importance of organic factors in patients with this disorder is emphasised.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 3 , March 1987 , pp. 403 - 405
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Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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