A case report of Capgras syndrome with multiple imposters: a unique presentation of a rare syndrome

Anas Ibn Auf; Afaf Alabdali; Abdulaziz Aljardahi

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A case report of Capgras syndrome with multiple imposters: a unique presentation of a rare syndrome

Anas Ibn Auf

^{1, 2}

,

Afaf S. Alabdali

¹

,

Abdulaziz N. Aljardahi

¹

Erada and Mental Health Complex, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Department of Psychiatry, Eastern Sudan University for Medical Sciences and Technology, Port Sudan, Sudan

Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2026; 35 (1): 79-82

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.159807

Data publikacji online: 2026/03/04

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A case report of Capgras syndrome with multiple imposters: a unique presentation of a rare syndrome

Anas Ibn Auf 1, 2 , Afaf S. Alabdali 1 , Abdulaziz N. Aljardahi 1

Anas Ibn Auf

^{1, 2}

,

Afaf S. Alabdali

¹

,

Abdulaziz N. Aljardahi

¹