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Delusional Infestation Associated with Post-Herpetic Neuralgia and EEG Abnormalities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ruth Harper  and
Gillian Moss
Ruth Harper*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary
Gillian Moss
Affiliation:
Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Salford
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

An 80-year-old widow with delusional infestation in association with post-herpetic neuralgia and EEG abnormalities in the left anterior parietal lobe responded to combined pimozide and carbamazepine. Aetiological factors are reviewed in relation to the literature.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 411 - 412
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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