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Delusional Misidentification, AIDS and the Right Hemisphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Paul Crichton  and
Shôn Lewis
Paul Crichton*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RP
Shôn Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London W6 8RP
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A patient with AIDS developed the Capgras' syndrome as part of an acute confusional state resulting from an opportunistic infection. Neuropsychological testing suggested non-dominant hemisphere dysfunction with impaired facial recognition. Serial CT scanning showed a right parietal lesion which resolved after the psychosis improved. These findings provide further evidence for the hypothesis that selective visuospatial deficits underlie the development of Capgras' syndrome.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 608 - 610
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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