Abstract
IntroductionCapgras syndrome is a delusional misidentification syndrome characterized by the patient’s belief that his or her relatives have been replaced by impostors.Case presentationHere we describe the clinical picture and the therapeutic approach to an 11-year-old Caucasian girl with Capgras syndrome. A complete psychopathological assessment was conducted during the acute phase, at one month, two months and six months since diagnosis.ConclusionSubsequent follow-up evaluations in this patient allowed us to detect improvements in the psychotic symptoms following treatment with risperidone and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, suggesting that this combined therapy may significantly improve the clinical outcome in patients who have Capgras syndrome.
Highlights
Capgras syndrome is a delusional misidentification syndrome characterized by the patient’s belief that his or her relatives have been replaced by impostors.Case presentation: Here we describe the clinical picture and the therapeutic approach to an 11-year-old Caucasian girl with Capgras syndrome
Capgras syndrome [1] is a monothematic delusion characterized by the patient’s belief that his or her relatives have been replaced by impostors who have a close resemblance to the originals [2]
In this report we describe a young girl showing psychotic symptoms that can be ascribed to a clinical picture of Capgras syndrome
Summary
Our case suggests that a combined treatment of an antipsychotic medication plus a SSRI can lead to a good clinical outcome with a remission of the psychotic symptoms. Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient’s legal guardian for publication of this case report and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Authors’ contributions LM and MA reviewed the literature, pulled all the information together, wrote the manuscript and contributed to the paper; FD and GV followed the patients and collected the data. FDC reviewed the literature; SV contributed to theoretical interpretation and final proofreading. Each author read and approved the final version of the manuscript
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