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Case Reports
. 2007 Aug;28(4):188-95.
doi: 10.1007/s10072-007-0819-8. Epub 2007 Aug 10.

The case of lost Wilma: a clinical report of Capgras delusion

F Lucchelli  1 , H Spinnler
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The case of lost Wilma: a clinical report of Capgras delusion

F Lucchelli et al. Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

This detailed clinical report of a typical Capgras delusion (CD) in a demented patient is presented in order to foster future descriptions in neurological cases. In the framework of a recently developed model of familiar person processing, it is suggested that CD might be due to a dysfunction at the level of Person Identity Nodes. Prefrontal impairment is held to represent a critical factor leading to a failure of belief evaluation.

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  • Capgras delusion.
    Denes G. Denes G. Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug;28(4):163-4. doi: 10.1007/s10072-007-0813-1. Neurol Sci. 2007. PMID: 17690844 No abstract available.

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