Cotard’s Syndrome in a Patient with Schizophrenia: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff
Ledesma-Gastañadui, Mario
Huete-Cordova, Maria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Jules Cotard described, in 1880, the case of a patient characterized by delusions of negation, immortality, and guilt as well as melancholic anxiety among other clinical features.
Later this constellation of symptoms was given the eponym Cotard’s syndrome, going through a series of theoretical vicissitudes, considering itself currently as just the presence of nihilistic delusions.
The presentation of the complete clinical features described by Cotard is a rare occurrence, especially in the context of schizophrenia.
Here we present the case of a 50-year-old male patient with schizophrenia who developed Cotard’s syndrome.
The patient was treated with aripiprazole, showing improvement after two weeks of treatment.
A review of the literature is performed about this case.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff& Ledesma-Gastañadui, Mario& Huete-Cordova, Maria. 2016. Cotard’s Syndrome in a Patient with Schizophrenia: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102506
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff…[et al.]. Cotard’s Syndrome in a Patient with Schizophrenia: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102506
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huarcaya-Victoria, Jeff& Ledesma-Gastañadui, Mario& Huete-Cordova, Maria. Cotard’s Syndrome in a Patient with Schizophrenia: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102506
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102506