Abstract
The presentation of both Cotard and Capgras syndromes is uncommon in schizophrenia. We present a case of a 23-year-old male with the diagnosis of schizophrenia with Cotard syndrome who later developed Capgras syndrome. By persisting significant symptoms despite the use of two antipsychotics, he was given the diagnosis of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and his symptoms improved with clozapine. This is one of the few cases of Cotard and Capgras syndromes in a patient with schizophrenia.
Highlights
The presentation of both Cotard and Capgras syndromes is uncommon in schizophrenia, and a few cases have been reported
We present a patient with schizophrenia with Cotard syndrome who later developed Capgras syndrome
Cotard and Capgras delusions can be understood as the one-stage or the two-stage model [3]
Summary
The presentation of both Cotard and Capgras syndromes is uncommon in schizophrenia, and a few cases have been reported. Cotard syndrome was first described by Jules Cotard in 1880, and one of the characteristics is the nihilistic delusions that are related to denying the existence of oneself or the world. Capgras syndrome was described in 1923 by Capgras and Reboul-Lachaux and is characterized by the delusion that the individual or family members have been replaced by substitutes [1]. We report the case of a patient with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who had symptoms of both syndromes
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