Ganser Syndrome Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Substance Abuse Problems

Abstract Hospital-wide rumors and anecdotal reports had suggested that there was a potentially serious problem of alcohol and drug abuse among the psychiatric patients of this hospital. The authors describe a systematic, evaluative approach which gave direct and detailed information on the nature and extent of[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Delirium

—The hysterical psychosis (including the Ganser syndrome, pseudodementia, and prison psychosis) may simulate delirium}. [doi.org]

Google Scholar 41 Weiner, H., and Braiman, A.: The Ganser Syndrome: A Review and Addition of Some Unusual Cases, Am. J. Psychiat. 3:767, 1955. [doi.org]

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Brain Concussion

syndrome) 다중 인격증(Multiple personality) 심인성 혼돈(Psychogenic confusion) 심인성 몽롱상태(Psychogenic twilight state) F44.9 상세불명의 해리[전환]장애(Dissociative [conversion] disorder, unspecified [dic.impact.pe.kr]

Psychogenic deafness) F44.7 혼합형 해리[전환] 장애(Mixed dissociative [conversion] disorders)(F44.0-F44.6에 분류된 장애의 복합) F44.8 기타 해리[전환]장애(Other dissociative [conversion] disorders) 간저 증후군(Ganser's [dic.impact.pe.kr]

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Head Trauma

INTRODUCTION: Head injuries represent a concern in skiing and snowboarding, with traumatic brain injuries being the most common cause of death. AIM: To describe the mechanisms of head and face injuries among World Cup alpine and freestyle skiers and snowboarders. METHODS: We performed a qualitative analysis of[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Paranoid Personality Disorder

Paranoid personality disorder Specialty Psychiatry, clinical psychology Personality disorders Cluster A (odd) Paranoid Schizoid Schizotypal Cluster B (dramatic) Antisocial Borderline Histrionic Narcissistic Cluster C (anxious) Avoidant Dependent Obsessive–compulsive Not specified Depressive Haltlose Passive–aggressive[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

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Sociopathic Personality Disorder

Ganser's syndrome. Investigations Toxicology screen because substance abuse is common (as with many personality disorders). [patient.info]

These include: alcoholism anxiety disorders other personality disorders depression post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) schizophrenia Ganser’s syndrome. [counselling-directory.org.uk]

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Dissociative Amnesia

We report a single case of "chameleon" syndrome that challenges the current international criteria for somatoform disorders, dissociative amnesia, and Ganser syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

"2 plus 2 equals 5") as in Ganser syndrome. [psychone.net]

“2 plus 2 equals 5”) as in Ganser syndrome. [recurrentdepression.com]

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Ganser Syndrome

TABLE 1 Symptom Breakdown in 52 Cases of Ganser Syndrome TABLE 2 Demographic Characteristics in Ganser Syndrome TABLE 3 Comorbidity and Intelligence in Ganser Syndrome [doi.org]

The Ganser syndrome and hysterical pseudo-dementia. In A. Roy (Ed.), Hysteria (pp. 185–210). New York: John Wiley and Sons. [doi.org]

Ganser’s Syndrome in a Man With AIDS. Psychosomatics, Vol. 44, Issue. 4, p. 342. CrossRef Google Scholar Williams, Kelwyn 1999. Ganser syndrome – 100 years on. [doi.org]

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Dissociative Hysteria

syndrome Psychogenic confusion Psychogenic twilight state Trance and possession disorders F44.9 Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified Inclusion term(s): Dissociative [icd10coded.com]

Ganser syndrome, in which the person appears to deliberately give approximate answers to simple questions (e.g., about 11 months in a year), falls in this group. [britannica.com]

F44.7 Mixed dissociative (conversion) disorders Combination of disorders specified in F44.0-44.6 F44.8 Other dissociative disorders Ganser’s syndrome Multiple personality [en.wikibooks.org]

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Factitious Disorder with Psychological Symptoms

syndrome Applies To Compensation neurosis Ganser's syndrome, hysterical ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 300.16 : [icd9data.com]

Ganser syndrome Ganser syndrome is a rare disorder (about a 100 documented cases worldwide) that has been variously categorized as a factitious disorder or a dissociative [minddisorders.com]

Ganser syndrome : This factitious disorder is very rare and mostly occurs amongst prisoners. [siue.edu]

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Factitious Disorder

syndrome Applies To Compensation neurosis Ganser's syndrome, hysterical ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 300.16 : [icd9data.com]

Ganser syndrome Ganser syndrome is a rare disorder (about a 100 documented cases worldwide) that has been variously categorized as a factitious disorder or a dissociative [minddisorders.com]

Ganser's syndrome Ganser's syndrome is an unusual dissociative reaction to extreme stress in which the patient gives absurd or silly answers to simple questions. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Dissociative Disorder

The past and present nosology of Ganser's syndrome is discussed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ganser syndrome: the giving of approximate answers to questions (e.g., “2 plus 2 equals 5”) when not associated with dissociative amnesia or dissociative fugue. [psychcentral.com]

Ganser syndrome, in which the person appears to deliberately give approximate answers to simple questions (e.g., about 11 months in a year), falls in this group. [britannica.com]

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Neurotic Disorder

Astasia-abasia, hysterical Dissociative reaction of state Compensation neurosis Ganser's syndrome, hysterical Conversion hysteria Hysteria NOS Conversion reaction Multiple [centralx.com]

Dissociative motor disorders Dissociative convulsions Dissociative anaesthesia Ganser’s syndrome – „ approximate” or grossly incorrect answers M ultiple personality disorder [slideshare.net]

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Hysterical Neurosis

The Ganser syndrome is a rare condition composed of four features: 1 The giving of approximate answers (i.e. almost correct) 2 Physical or mental symptoms of hysteria 3 Hallucinations [medassignments.com]

syndrome Psychogenic confusion Psychogenic twilight state Trance and possession disorders F44.9 Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified Inclusion term(s): Dissociative [icd10coded.com]

Ganser syndrome, in which the person appears to deliberately give approximate answers to simple questions (e.g., about 11 months in a year), falls in this group. [britannica.com]

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Malnutrition

Averbuch-Heller L, Tusa RJ, Fuhry L, Rottach KG, Ganser GL, Heide W, Bu ttner U, Leigh RJ. [eyewiki.aao.org]

Stiff Person syndrome and other anti-GAD-associated neurologic disorders. Semin Neurol. 2012;32(5):544-549. [eyewiki.aao.org]

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Contusion

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Personality Disorder

Ganser's syndrome. Investigations Toxicology screen because substance abuse is common (as with many personality disorders). [patient.info]

（英语：Da Costa's syndrome）心理性疼痛（英语：Psychogenic pain）转化障碍（英语：Conversion disorder）甘塞尔症候群（英语：Ganser syndrome）咽球症（英语：Globus pharyngis）神经衰弱 Mass psychogenic illness（英语：Mass [zh.wikipedia.org]

[…] disorder） Adjustment disorder with depressed mood（英语：Adjustment disorder）身心性疾病 Somatization disorder（英语：Somatization disorder）身体畸形恐惧症疑病症 Nosophobia（英语：Nosophobia） Da Costa's syndrome [zh.wikipedia.org]

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Hospital Addiction Syndrome

Ganser syndrome Ganser syndrome is a rare disorder (about a 100 documented cases worldwide) that has been variously categorized as a factitious disorder or a dissociative [minddisorders.com]

Ganser syndrome usually resolves completely with supportive psychotherapy. [minddisorders.com]

Ganser syndrome is the one subtype of factitious disorder with a good prognosis. [minddisorders.com]

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Haddad Syndrome

[…] that the Ganser syndrome is a dissociative disorder. [capmh.biomedcentral.com]

The risk of recurrence of Ganser syndrome should also be better known. [capmh.biomedcentral.com]

We believe our case helps to clarify the outcome and prognosis of Ganser syndrome in adolescence by helping clinicians to become aware of the fact that the Ganser syndrome [capmh.biomedcentral.com]

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Organic Delusional Disorder

syndrome .81 Multiple personality disorder .82 Transient dissociative [conversion] disorders occurring in childhood and adolescence .88 Other specified dissociative [conversion [naswma.org]

Dissociative convulsions F44.6 Dissociative anaesthesia and sensory loss F44.7 Mixed dissociative (conversion) disorders F44.8 Other dissociative (conversion) disorders .80 Ganser’s [priory.com]

syndrome, hysterical 300.19 Other and unspecified factitious illness Factitious illness (with physical symptoms) NOS Excludes: multiple operations or hospital addiction syndrome [assessmentpsychology.com]

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Mixed Anxiety and Depressive Disorder

syndrome Multiple personality Psychogenic: · confusion · twilight state F44.9 Dissociative [conversion] disorder, unspecified F45 Somatoform disorders The main feature is [apps.who.int]

Psychogenic deafness F44.7 Mixed dissociative [conversion] disorders Combination of disorders specified in F44.0-F44.6 F44.8 Other dissociative [conversion] disorders Ganser's [apps.who.int]

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Somatoform Disorders

GANSER SYNDROME     Symptoms include a clouding of consciousness, somatic conversion symptoms, confusion, stress, loss of personal identity, echolalia, and echopraxia. [slideshare.net]

GANSER SYNDROME was in the past regarded to be a separate factitious disorder.  It is a disorder to extreme stress or an organic condition; the patient suffers from approximation [slideshare.net]

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Averbuch-Heller L, Tusa RJ, Fuhry L, Rottach KG, Ganser GL, Heide W, Bu ttner U, Leigh RJ. [eyewiki.aao.org]

Stiff Person syndrome and other anti-GAD-associated neurologic disorders. Semin Neurol. 2012;32(5):544-549. [eyewiki.aao.org]

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Ondine Syndrome

syndrome, Erb’s palsy, Fallot’s tetrad, Fanconi anaemia, Galeazzi fracture, Ganser symptom, Gaucher disease, Hand-Schüller-Christian syndrome, Hartnup’s disease, Hunter syndrome [oxfordmedicine.com]

Diamond-Blackfan anaemia, DiGeorge’s syndrome, Di Guglielmo’s disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Ebstein’s anomaly, Edwards syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Eisenmenger [oxfordmedicine.com]

[…] syndrome, Condari-Hünermann syndrome, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, Corrigan’s syndrome, Cotard’s syndrome, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Dandy-Walker syndrome, De Clerambault’s syndrome [oxfordmedicine.com]

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

This diagnosis was limited to three examples of trauma: unwanted pregnancy with suicidal thoughts, fear linked to military combat, and Ganser syndrome (marked by incorrect [brainline.org]

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X-linked Parkinsonism-Spasticity Syndrome

（英语：Da Costa's syndrome）心理性疼痛（英语：Psychogenic pain）轉化障礙（英语：Conversion disorder）甘塞爾症候群（英语：Ganser syndrome）咽球症（英语：Globus pharyngis）神經衰弱 Mass psychogenic illness（英语：Mass [wikipedia.starlog.cn]

[…] disorder） Adjustment disorder with depressed mood（英语：Adjustment disorder）身心性疾病 Somatization disorder（英语：Somatization disorder）身體畸形恐懼症疑病症 Nosophobia（英语：Nosophobia） Da Costa's syndrome [wikipedia.starlog.cn]

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Organic Personality Disorder

Dissociative convulsions F44.6 Dissociative anaesthesia and sensory loss F44.7 Mixed dissociative (conversion) disorders F44.8 Other dissociative (conversion) disorders .80 Ganser’s [priory.com]

syndrome .81 Multiple personality disorder .82 Transient dissociative [conversion] disorders occurring in childhood and adolescence .88 Other specified dissociative [conversion [naswma.org]

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Mental Disorder

[…] disorder Starting With F Factitious Disorder Female Sexual Disorders Fetishistic Disorder Folie à deux Fregoli delusion Frotteuristic Disorder Fugue State Starting With G Ganser [mental-health-matters.com]

The syndromes described here, of Capgras, De Clerambault, Othello, Ganser, Munchausen, Gilles de la Tourette, Cotard, and Ekbom, and additional disorders such as the Couvade [doi.org]

syndrome, Ganser syndrome, Cotard delusion, and Ekbom syndrome, and additional disorders such as the Couvade syndrome and Geschwind syndrome.[43] Various new types of mental [en.wikipedia.org]

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Conversion Disorder

syndrome) * Diagnoses particularly relevant to the former diagnostic category of “hysteria.” [cmaj.ca]

(b) Ganser syndrome – characterized by mental symptoms, often psychotic, that are not directed toward a familiar disorder. 39 There is great variability in the nature of the [nature.com]

[…] disorders Dissociative amnesia * Dissociative fugue Dissociative identity disorder Depersonalization disorder Dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (this includes the Ganser [cmaj.ca]

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Borderline Personality Disorder

Ganser's syndrome. Investigations Toxicology screen because substance abuse is common (as with many personality disorders). [patient.info]

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