Fregoli Syndrome Due to Right Hippocampal Vasculitis in Neuro-Behcet's Disease.
- Author:
Jin Young SEO
1
;
Tae Woo KIM
;
Ae Young YOU
;
Byoung Soo SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. sbsoo@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fregoli syndrome;
Hippocampus;
Neuro-Behcet's disease
- MeSH:
Adult;
Hippocampus;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Neuropsychological Tests;
Seizures;
Vasculitis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2015;33(1):40-43
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a 40-year-old man with known neuro-Behcet's disease who showed Fregoli syndrome after a seizure attack. A patient with Fregoli syndrome strongly believes that the psychological identity of a familiar person remains unchanged while at the same time there is a marked change in physical identity. The anatomical basis of Fregoli syndrome is still unclear; our patient showed right hippocampal vasculitis in MRI and frontal dysfunction in neuropsychological testing.
