K Kanemoto1. 1. Kansai Regional Epilepsy Center, Utano National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe periictal Capgras syndrome as a result of rapid, successive bouts of ictal fear. METHODS: This periictal psychotic state was documented by depth EEG recordings. RESULTS: Episodes of paroxysmal fear, experienced as a vivid sensation of someone being nearby, corresponded with unilateral left limbic ictal discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Depersonalization, regardless of organic or functional origin, is an important contributor to the genesis of Capgras syndrome.
PURPOSE: To describe periictal Capgras syndrome as a result of rapid, successive bouts of ictal fear. METHODS: This periictal psychotic state was documented by depth EEG recordings. RESULTS: Episodes of paroxysmal fear, experienced as a vivid sensation of someone being nearby, corresponded with unilateral left limbic ictal discharge. CONCLUSIONS: Depersonalization, regardless of organic or functional origin, is an important contributor to the genesis of Capgras syndrome.