P0123 - Incomplete capgras syndrome as a rare varient of this syndrome

Abstract

Background:

Capgras syndrome is the most common type of delusional misidentification syndromes. In this phenomenon, the patient believes that a familiar person has been replaced by imposter. It has some rare variants. Now one another variant in which, the patient believes in replacement of half of the person is reported. To our knowledge the same history has not been reported.

Case history:

A middle aged female with impression of schizophrenia was reported. She believed that the lower half of her body has been replaced with another person. She known this person and referred to her as a prostitute imposter, who wants to damage her. She also has tactile hallucination of intercourse which was attributed to her replaced part of body.

Conclusion:

Today Capgras syndrome is considered to more prevalent then was thought before, but yet it is not a common condition. Rare variants of this syndromes were identified. Author reported one of these rare variant in an epileptic patient previously. In this variant the patient has the delusion of inanimate doubles. this variant was first reported by Abed and Fewtrell(1990).In another rare variant which was first reported by Breen and Caine,the patient find her/his image in mirror srange. Present case report could considered one of these rare types. Incomplete Capgras syndrome could be suggested a suitable name for this condition.