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Objectives. This study examined the prevalence and clinical correlates of Capgras syndrome (CS) in Alzheimer's disease. Design. Cross-sectional study of elderly patients evaluated at an outpatient memory disorders clinic classi®ed according to the presence or absence of CS. Subjects. One hundred and ®fty-one consecutive patients diagnosed with probable (N 110) or possible (N 48) Alzheimer's disease (AD) utilizing NINCDS±ADRDA diagnostic criteria. Materials. The Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (BEHAVE-AD), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Blessed Dementia Scale (BDS). Results. CS was observed in 10% of the sample (N 16). Associated factors included other delusions, lower MMSE scores and higher BDS scores. The relation between CS and both cognitive and functional status remained signi®cant after controlling for other delusions. Conclusion. CS was prevalent in approximately 10% of our community-dwelling AD sample. This syndrome was more common at the later stages of the illness and showed relations with increased functional impairment and other psychotic symptomatology.

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Author

Dylan G. Harwood; Warren W. Barker; Raymond L. Ownby; Ranjan Duara

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0885-6230)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)