Capgras syndrome – almost 20% of people with LBD have

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This is a sad but helpful article on Capgras syndrome, a specific type of delusion where a person believes that loved ones have been replaced by identical duplicates. They often believe that the loved one has been kidnapped and the “imposter” is a bad person. This is very common within our local Lewy body dementia support group. According to the article, one report showed a prevalence of 16.6 percent of those with LBD have Capgras syndrome.

Here’s a link to the article in today’s Washington Post:

 

www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/this-strange-syndrome-causes-people-to-think-their-loved-ones-have-been-replaced-by-identical-impostors/2018/04/06/0091f168-1be6-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html

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This strange syndrome causes people to think their loved ones have been replaced by identical impostors
Washington Post
By Meeri Kim
April 7, 2018

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