Capgras Syndrome in a Patient with Severe Hyponatraemia
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This case report describes Capgras delusion occurring in a previously well 63 year old woman following correction of severe hyponatraemia. It raises interesting points of discussion around etiological models to explain Capgras delusion and the neuropsychiatric complications associated with the correction of severe hyponatraemia (German J Psychiatry 2010; 13 (4): 175-177).
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