Delusional misidentification, AIDS and the right hemisphere.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 2131145.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A patient with AIDS developed the Capgras' syndrome as part of an acute confusional state resulting from an opportunistic infection. Neuropsychological testing suggested non-dominant hemisphere dysfunction with impaired facial recognition. Serial CT scanning showed a right parietal lesion which resolved after the psychosis improved. These findings provide further evidence for the hypothesis that selective visuospatial deficits underlie the development of Capgras' syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- AIDS Dementia Complex
- Capgras Syndrome
- Cerebral Cortex
- Delusions
- Dominance, Cerebral