Fregoli syndrome in schizophrenia: about a case report

Abstract

A Fregoli syndrome, just like Capgras Syndrome, Double Subjective Syndrome, and Inter metamorphosis Syndrome, belongs to the group of delusion misidentification syndromes. It is a rare neuropsychiatric pathology that could affect the brain with repercussions on behavior. It is the belief that a familiar person is disguised as a strange person by taking a different physical appearance but remains the same person psychologically. This entity has heterogonous etiologies, occurring mainly in the setting of organic diseases, affective disorders, or schizophrenia. In this article, we proposed to expose a case of a schizophrenic patient who developed Fregoli syndrome.

Abnormal Movements Resembling Tic Disorder in a Patient with Schizophrenia: A Case Report

“…Although the cooccurrence of Tourette syndrome and schizophrenia is rarely reported, similarities suggest that there may be a relationship between these diagnoses. Therefore, whenever a patient presents with either of these diagnoses, evaluation should include the other disorders (5). However, the patient did not have a history of tic disorder in childhood or adolescence.…”

“…Conversely, Tourette syndrome, tics, and mild neurological symptoms may interfere with the typical manifestations of schizophrenia. For example, in the course of schizophrenia, a patient explained passivity sensations to describe the symptoms of accompanying Tourette syndrome and attributed them to the influence of strangers on his body (5).…”

“…Tourette syndrome is a neurobiological disorder characterized by a combination of several motor symptoms and one or more vocal tics over a period of at least 1 year (5). Tics are also stereotypical and specific movements that are associated with voluntary movements, have an acute or chronic timeline, and are associated with sensory urge (6).…”