Amisulpride and olanzapine in Capgras Syndrome

Abstract

Capgras syndrome is one of the delusional misidentification syndrome characterized by a strong belief that his or her relative/family member or close friend has been replaced by an imposter who has a close resemblance to the original. This is a case of Capgras Syndrome in a 37-year-old male that did not respond to optimal dose of risperidone, olanzapine, haloperidol or trifluoperazine, but show Eddramatic improvement to the combination of Olanzapine 30 mg/day with amisulpride 600mg. We suggest further study is required regarding the efficacy of olanzapine andamisulpride combinationin Capgras Syndrome.

Keywords

• capgras syndrome
• amisulpride
• olanzapine