The present illness episode began after the patient stopped taking his seizure medicines at the advice of a faith healer. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Capgras Syndrome: A Review of the Neurophysiological Correlates and Presenting Clinical Features in Cases Involving Physical Violence. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 49, Issue. 11, p. 719. [cambridge.org]

Fred presented progressive cognitive deterioration characterised both by severity and fast decline. [en.wikipedia.org]

This means that the caregiver gives frequent reminders of present time and location, including reminders of major life events, moves, or any substantial changes. The underlying cause of Capgras syndrome will be treated as much as possible. [healthline.com]

• Visual Hallucination

  On the second day of the admission to psychiatry, he revealed Capgras symptoms, persecutory delusions, visual hallucinations, and remained disoriented. His recent memory, judgment, and insight were impaired. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Right now, there is no prescribed treatment plan for people with Capgras syndrome because more research needs to be done. But there are treatment options that may help relieve the symptoms. Treatment aims to address the underlying cause. [healthline.com]

Treatment [ edit ] Treatment has not been well studied and so there is no evidence-based approach. [34] Treatment is generally therapy, often with support of antipsychotic medication. [34] [35] History [ edit ] Capgras syndrome is named after Joseph Capgras [en.wikipedia.org]

Treatment-resistant, five-year long, postpartum-onset Capgras episode resolving after electroconvulsive therapy. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, Vol. 49, Issue. 3, p. 227. CrossRef Google Scholar Jedidi, H. Daury, N. Capa, R. [cambridge.org]

Capgras syndrome presents during a variety of psychiatric diseases and somatic etiologies. Capgras syndrome and other delusional misidentification disorders mandate a thorough evaluation for etiological diagnosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]