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Erotomania secondary to cerebrovascular accident in frontotemporal impairment

2005; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 22; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0790966700009149

0790-9667

Amlan Das, Shiva Mathur, Martin Orrell,

Mast cells and histamine

Abstract We report a case of erotomania with onset coinciding with a cerebrovascular accident in a 65-year-old woman. She believed Dick Haymes, a famous singer and actor who died in 1980 was in love with her, visited her and wanted to have sex with her. It is argued that the erotomania stemmed from an interaction between the frontotemporal impairment due to the cerebrovascular accident and personality factors.