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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1971) 119: 25-31. doi: 10.1192/bjp.119.548.25
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The Capgras Syndrome Following Head Injury

M. J. WESTON B.Sc.1 and F. A. WHITLOCK M.D., M.R.C.P., D.P.M.2

1 Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, 4029, Australia
2 Professor of Psychological Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, 4029, Australia

This paper describes the characteristic features of the Capgras syndrome occurring in a twenty-year-old man following a severe head injury. His delusional beliefs about his family members appeared to be related to a profound memory disturbance and the recollection of a vivid hallucinatory experience that took place during the period of post-traumatic delirium. As his general condition improved, the Capgras symptoms gradually faded, although it is not possible to be certain that they have wholly vanished although a year has passed since his accident. The neuropathological and psychopathological aspects of this case and their relationship to the Capgras syndrome occurring in a setting of functional psychosis are discussed.

Submitted on September 2, 1970




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