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Descriptor English: Capgras Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Capgras
Descriptor síndrome de Capgras
Scope note: Trastorno psicótico que se caracteriza porque el paciente cree que sus allegados o personas estrechamente relacionadas han sido reemplazados por dobles o impostores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Capgras
Descriptor French: Syndrome de Capgras
Entry term(s): Syndrome, Capgras
Tree number(s): F03.700.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002194
Scope note: A psychotic disorder characterized by the patient's belief that acquaintances or closely related persons have been replaced by doubles or imposters.
Annotation: a psychosis wherein patient thinks familiar persons are doubles of themselves or imposters
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Psychoses (1966-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS 1982-90
History Note: 91(82); was see under PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS 1982-90
DeCS ID: 2226
Unique ID: D002194
NLM Classification: WM 204
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/02/26
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Capgras Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0003286
Scope note A psychotic disorder characterized by the patient's belief that acquaintances or closely related persons have been replaced by doubles or imposters.
Preferred term Capgras Syndrome
Entry term(s) Syndrome, Capgras



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