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Capgras' syndrome |
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Capgras' syndrome [käpgrä′] Etymology: Jean Marie Joseph Capgras, French psychiatrist, 1873-1950 a form of delusional misidentification in which the patient believes that other persons in the environment are not their real selves but doubles. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For example, Ramachandran describes a case of Capgras' syndrome in which a man awakened from a coma feeling attachment to his dog but nothing for his mother. |
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