Capgras syndrome in Lewy body dementia 

A recording of a live webinar held on 19th July 2021
In Lewy body dementia, problems such as hallucinations and delusions often arise. In some cases, these may present as ‘delusions of misidentification’, of which Capgras syndrome is one type.
In Capgras syndrome, a person believes that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor. This can be very distressing for both the person with Lewy body dementia as well as the person who is believed to be the imposter.
Speakers:
Professor Iracema Leroi, clinical academic at the Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin and a consultant geriatric psychiatrist at St James’ Hospital, Dublin.
Rachel Thompson, Consultant Admiral Nurse for Lewy body dementia