[Chronic and therapy refractory Fregoli syndrome]
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TMS: Using the Theta-Burst Protocol to Explore Mechanism of Plasticity in Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome and Autism
Published on: December 28, 2010
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.
Abstract:
We present a 46-year old lady suffering from chronic paranoid schizophrenia accompanied by a chronic Fregoli's syndrome. The patient feels persecuted by a male person and identifies this persecutor in different persons of different shape, different age and different sex. The symptoms are very refractory to treatment despite various neuroleptic therapies. Historical, psychodynamic and neuropsychological aspects of this delusional syndrome are discussed.
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