Ekbom Syndrome associated with Lewy Body Dementia: A case report

ABSTRACT Ekbom Syndrome, also known as parasitosis delusion or psychogenic parasitosis, is a rare condition in which patients present with a fixed belief of being infested by parasites, vermin or small insects, along with tactile hallucinations (such as pruritus or sensations of the parasites crawli...

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Main Authors: Felippe José Pontes de Mendonça, Ivan Abdalla Teixeira, Valeska Marinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2020-03-01
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642020000100083&tlng=en