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Pseudohypoparathyroidism and Capgras Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Sheldon H. Preskorn  and
Adrianne Reveley
Sheldon H. Preskorn*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, U.S.A.
Adrianne Reveley
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, U.S.A.
*
Requests for reprints should be addressed to Dr Preskorn, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, U.S.A.
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The patient described in this report is the second case in which the Capgras syndrome has occurred in association with pseudohypoparathyroidism (Hay et al, 1974). Her admission was for evaluation and treatment of psychosis, but after detailed metabolic and psychometric testing it was established that pseudohypoparathyroidism and cerebral dysfunction were antecedent conditions. In view of recent reports in the literature, the significance of these conditions in the pathogenesis of the Capgras syndrome will be discussed.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 1 , July 1978 , pp. 34 - 37
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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∗

Dr Reveley is currently a Fellow in Human Genetics (Honorary) at University College London.

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