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| Year : 1996 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 148-153 |
Capgras Syndrome and Organic Brain Dysfunction
MS Bhatia1, Pradeep Agrwal2, SC Malik3
1 Reader, Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahadara, Delhi-11009, India
2 Psychiatrist, Institute of Human Behaviour, Shahdara, Delhi-110095, India
3 Director, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hadinge Medical College, Delhi - 110001, India
Correspondence Address:
M S Bhatia
Reader, Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahadara, Delhi-11009
India
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PMID: 21584123 
Capgras Syndrome was described in the late nineteenth century but its exact pathogenesis is still a source of controversy. Some believe its origin is due to psychodynamic factors whereas others have found the evidence of a generalized or localized brain lesion. We report three cases of Capgras Syndrome occurring in association with frontal lobe lesion.
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