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Delusional hyper-identifications of the Frégoli type. Organic pathogenetic contributors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1007933     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Seven patients with the Frégoli syndrome were described. These patients were studied clinically and by routine laboratory tests, electroencephalograms (standard and sleep recordings, sphenoidal electrodes), echoencephalograms, air-encephalograms, brain scanning, and psychological methods (Wechsler, Rey and Benton tests). The following basic conclusions were drawn: All patients were psychotic and in most cases schizophrenia constituted the nosological setting in which the Frégoli syndrome developed. The paranoid element was marked in all cases. All patients were single, young and, with one exception, male. Clinical evidence as well as electroencephalographic, air-ence-phalographic, echoencephalographic, and psychological findings suggest that a strong organic component contributes to the patho-genesis of the Frégoli syndrome.
Authors:
G N Christodoulou
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0001-690X     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Psychiatr Scand     Publication Date:  1976 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1977-02-16     Completed Date:  1977-02-16     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370364     Medline TA:  Acta Psychiatr Scand     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  305-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Delusions / complications,  diagnosis,  etiology*
Echoencephalography
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy / complications
Female
Humans
Male
Psychological Tests
Schizophrenia, Disorganized / complications
Schizophrenia, Paranoid / complications
Sex Factors
Single Person

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