A case of mirror image agnosia and mirrored self-misidentification syndrome in schizophrenia without dementia or structural abnormalities

Delusional misidentification syndrome (DMS) is an umbrella term encompassing a variety of disorders. One rare form of DMS is the delusional misidentification of one’s own reflection, known as “mirrored self-misidentification syndrome”. In “mirror image agnosia”, the ability to identify the image of...

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Published inNeurocase Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 317 - 319
Main Authors Rong, Carola, Issac, Aaron Gerard, Alkan, Elif Sena, Fashina, Oluwafunmibi, Ding, Karen, Selek, Salih
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Taylor & Francis Ltd 02.09.2020
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Delusional disorder
Dementia
Dementia disorders
Mental disorders
Schizophrenia
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Summary:Delusional misidentification syndrome (DMS) is an umbrella term encompassing a variety of disorders. One rare form of DMS is the delusional misidentification of one’s own reflection, known as “mirrored self-misidentification syndrome”. In “mirror image agnosia”, the ability to identify the image of self and/or others in the mirror is lost, while the ability to identify the mirror itself is preserved. To our knowledge, mirror image agnosia has never been described in a patient with schizophrenia. Herein we present a case of a patient with schizophrenia with severe delusions of both mirrored self-misidentification and mirror image agnosia without any structural abnormalities or dementia.
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ISSN:1355-4794
1465-3656
1362-4970
DOI:10.1080/13554794.2020.1799019