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Delusional misidentification

MedGen UID:
1853231
Concept ID:
C5873022
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
HPO: HP:5200428

Definition

A group of complex, monothematic delusional phenomena in which subjects hold a belief that the identity of a familiar person, object, location, or self has been altered or replaced. The majority of misidentifications are spouses or first degree relatives, i.e. someone well-known to the person. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDelusional misidentification

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rapinesi C, Kotzalidis GD, Del Casale A, Ferri VR, Di Pietro S, Scatena P, Serata D, Danese E, Sani G, Koukopoulos AE, Angeletti G, Girardi P
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Currell EA, Werbeloff N, Hayes JF, Bell V
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Appl Neuropsychol Adult 2019 Nov-Dec;26(6):591-597. Epub 2018 Sep 5 doi: 10.1080/23279095.2018.1463224. PMID: 30183352
Barrelle A, Luauté JP
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:35-43. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475680. PMID: 29151089
Oyebode F
Med Princ Pract 2008;17(4):263-9. Epub 2008 Jun 3 doi: 10.1159/000129603. PMID: 18523391
Silva JA, Leong GB, Weinstock R, Sharma KK, Klein RL
Psychopathology 1994;27(3-5):215-9. doi: 10.1159/000284872. PMID: 7846240

Diagnosis

Barrelle A, Luauté JP
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:35-43. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475680. PMID: 29151089
Feinberg TE, Roane DM
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2005 Sep;28(3):665-83, 678-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2005.05.002. PMID: 16122573
Anderson DN, Williams E
Psychopathology 1994;27(3-5):220-5. doi: 10.1159/000284873. PMID: 7846241
de Pauw KW
Psychopathology 1994;27(3-5):123-9. doi: 10.1159/000284858. PMID: 7846226
Ellis HD, Luauté JP, Retterstøl N
Psychopathology 1994;27(3-5):117-20. doi: 10.1159/000284856. PMID: 7846223

Therapy

Quarenta JLM, Mota Pinto C, Pedro Fernandes C, Morgado P
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Nov 22;15(11) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249356. PMID: 36414348Free PMC Article
Naguy A
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022 Apr 12;24(2) doi: 10.4088/PCC.21cr02979. PMID: 35421908
Koda K, Otsuka Y, Yoneda Y, Tsukamoto R, Kageyama Y
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021 Jan;30(1):105432. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105432. PMID: 33171423
Khouzam HR
Compr Ther 2002 Fall;28(3):238-40. doi: 10.1007/s12019-002-0033-9. PMID: 12360636
Christodoulou GN
Bibl Psychiatr 1986;(164):143-8. doi: 10.1159/000412327. PMID: 3718457

Prognosis

Fukatsu T, Kanemoto K
Psychogeriatrics 2022 Jan;22(1):108-112. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1111/psyg.12785. PMID: 34750931
von Siebenthal A, Descloux V, Borgognon C, Massardi T, Zumbach S
Neurocase 2021 Apr;27(2):160-164. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1080/13554794.2021.1905850. PMID: 33856966
Christodoulou GN, Margariti M, Christodoulou N
Psychiatriki 2018 Jan-Mar;29(1):15-18. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2018.291.15. PMID: 29754115
Retterstøl N, Opjordsmoen S
Psychopathology 1994;27(3-5):240-6. doi: 10.1159/000284876. PMID: 7846244
Christodoulou GN
Bibl Psychiatr 1986;(164):143-8. doi: 10.1159/000412327. PMID: 3718457

Clinical prediction guides

Kakegawa Y, Isono O, Hanada K, Nishikawa T
Brain Behav 2020 Nov;10(11):e01829. Epub 2020 Sep 7 doi: 10.1002/brb3.1829. PMID: 32893993Free PMC Article
Ventriglio A, Bhugra D, De Berardis D, Torales J, Castaldelli-Maia JM, Fiorillo A
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):391-395. Epub 2020 May 7 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1756625. PMID: 32378427
Christodoulou GN, Margariti M, Christodoulou N
Psychiatriki 2018 Jan-Mar;29(1):15-18. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2018.291.15. PMID: 29754115
Barrelle A, Luauté JP
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;42:35-43. Epub 2017 Nov 17 doi: 10.1159/000475680. PMID: 29151089
Young AW
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 1992 Jan 29;335(1273):47-53; discussion 54. doi: 10.1098/rstb.1992.0006. PMID: 1348137

Recent systematic reviews

Teixeira-Dias M, Dadwal AK, Bell V, Blackman G
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2023 Spring;35(2):171-177. Epub 2022 Sep 29 doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.22010011. PMID: 36172691
Lewis G, Blake L, Seneviratne G
Psychopathology 2023;56(4):285-294. Epub 2022 Sep 16 doi: 10.1159/000526129. PMID: 36116435
Borsje P, Wetzels RB, Lucassen PL, Pot AM, Koopmans RT
Int Psychogeriatr 2015 Mar;27(3):385-405. Epub 2014 Nov 18 doi: 10.1017/S1041610214002282. PMID: 25403309
Politis M, Loane C
Psychopathology 2012;45(6):337-43. Epub 2012 Jul 31 doi: 10.1159/000337748. PMID: 22854269

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