Two cases of Capgras' syndrome in association with coarse brain disease are presented. The authors suggest that prosopagnosia (face nonrecognition) may be the primary expression of a specific cerebral dysfunction which forms the basis for a delusional elaboration resulting in Capgras' syndrome.
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