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De Clérambault's Syndrome (Erotomania) in Organic Delusional Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Y. Y. El Gaddal
Y. Y. El Gaddal*
Affiliation:
Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool L15 2HB
*
∗Department of Psychiatry, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside L35 5DR
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Abstract

A patient with de Clérambault's syndrome (erotomania) following brain damage and epilepsy is described. The delusion appeared after brain surgery for subarachnoid haemorrhage, and remained chronic. Erotomania in this patient may be judged to be aetiologically related to organic brain damage.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 5 , May 1989 , pp. 714 - 716
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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