A brain origin for factitious disorder (Munchausen's) with malingering? A single case with an old frontal lobe lesion.

Autor: Coebergh JA; Department of Neurology, Ashford St. Peter's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chertsey, UK.; Department of Neurology, St. George's Hospital, London, UK., Amlani A; Department of Neurology, St. George's Hospital, London, UK., Edwards M; Neuroscience Research Group, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, St George's University of London, London, UK., Mah YH; King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.; School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, KCL, London, UK., Agrawal N; Department of Neuropsychiatry, St George's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Neurocase [Neurocase] 2021 Feb; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 8-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 11.
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2020.1858110
Abstrakt: We describe a patient who presented with gender identity dysphoria and stroke-like symptoms who we diagnosed with Munchausen's syndrome (factitious disorder). We discuss whether a brain lesion in the left frontal cortex is a possible risk factor, and support this hypothesis through neuropsychological investigation, EEG abnormalities, and a personality assessment. This case report supports previous suggestions that underlying brain disease/lesions might be risk factors for Munchausen's syndrome (factitious disorder).
Databáze: MEDLINE
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