Delusions of Vampirism in an Adolescent and Treatment With Clozapine: A Case Report.
capgras syndrome
childhood
clozapine
schizophrenia
vampirism
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
accepted:
02
10
2023
medline:
3
11
2023
pubmed:
3
11
2023
entrez:
3
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This case describes delusions of vampirism among several other psychotic symptoms in a 15-year-old who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, with these delusions first presenting when he was 13 years of age. Delusions of vampirism can be associated with a strong desire to suck human blood but these delusional beliefs were not acted upon here. This is the first report of delusions of vampirism in childhood to date. The introduction of the antipsychotic medication clozapine after failed treatment trials with two other antipsychotic agents has been associated with a significant amelioration in symptomatology and an improvement in functioning.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37920644
doi: 10.7759/cureus.46352
pmc: PMC10619181
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e46352Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, O'Brien et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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