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]

These authors propose that Capgras patients present an intact ventral route which leads to physical face recognition, but a disconnected dorsal route which prevents the affective confirmation of this recognition. [em-consulte.com]

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

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]

These authors propose that Capgras patients present an intact ventral route which leads to physical face recognition, but a disconnected dorsal route which prevents the affective confirmation of this recognition. [em-consulte.com]