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['Home away from house': an example of a reduplicative paramnesia].

Authors :
Beg MI
Aben HP
van Asseldonk JTH
Tilanus JJD
Source :
Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie [Tijdschr Psychiatr] 2022; Vol. 64 (7), pp. 470-473.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

We describe a 78-year old male patient with Parkinson’s disease and without a past psychiatric history, who had hallucinations and a very particular form of a delusional misidentification syndrome. His belief that he was not at home and that his home was on a different location, even in another country, is a form of 'reduplicative paramnesia'. This delusion is seen more often in association with neurodegenerative disease, for example in Parkinson’s disease. We describe the characteristics of this delusion, provide possible explanations and delineate several therapeutic options.

Details

Language :
Dutch; Flemish
ISSN :
0303-7339
Volume :
64
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36040093