Clinical picture and treatment implication in a child with Capgras syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Stefano Vicari¹  Giovanni Valeri¹  Francesco Demaria¹  Franco De Crescenzo¹  Marco Armando¹  Luigi Mazzone¹ 

[1] Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, I.R.C.C.S. Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy

关键词: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors;    Risperidone;    Children;    Capgras;   

Others  :  1195213
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-1947-6-406

 received in 2012-08-05, accepted in 2012-11-06,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

Capgras syndrome is a delusional misidentification syndrome characterized by the patient’s belief that his or her relatives have been replaced by impostors.

Case presentation

Here we describe the clinical picture and the therapeutic approach to an 11-year-old Caucasian girl with Capgras syndrome. A complete psychopathological assessment was conducted during the acute phase, at one month, two months and six months since diagnosis.

Conclusion

Subsequent follow-up evaluations in this patient allowed us to detect improvements in the psychotic symptoms following treatment with risperidone and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, suggesting that this combined therapy may significantly improve the clinical outcome in patients who have Capgras syndrome.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Mazzone et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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