Frégoli syndrome accompanied with prosopagnosia in a woman with a 40-year history of schizophrenia

Yasushi Moriyama; Taro Muramatsu; Motoichiro Kato; Masaru Mimura; Tomoko Akiyama; Haruo Kashima

doi:10.2302/kjm.56.130

Frégoli syndrome accompanied with prosopagnosia in a woman with a 40-year history of schizophrenia

Yasushi Moriyama, Taro Muramatsu, Motoichiro Kato, Masaru Mimura, Tomoko Akiyama, Haruo Kashima

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A 68-year-old woman with schizophrenia after a cerebrovascular accident resulting in right medial temporal and occipital damage developed Frégoli syndrome. Neuropsychological testing revealed that she had impairment in facial recognition compatible with prosopagnosia. The Frégoli syndrome disappeared in three month when, remarkably, her prosopagnosia also disappeared. Our findings are consistent with the hypothesis that combination of hyperactivations of temporo-limbic connection and frontal dysfunction may account for the development of Frégoli syndrome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	130-134
Number of pages	5
Journal	Keio Journal of Medicine
Volume	56
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2302/kjm.56.130
Publication status	Published - 2007 Dec

Keywords

Delusional misidentification syndrome
Frégoli syndrome
Fusiform gyrus
Prosopagnosia
Schizophrenia

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