Showing posts with label Living Dead disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Living Dead disease. Show all posts

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Cotard delusion Living Dead disease

Named after French neurologist Jules Cotard name - who first described the disease, syndrome involves denying his existence. Cotard syndrome is a rare syndrome involving depression, suicidal patient and belief that life is over and it is already dead. In some cases, patients feel that their body is already in the process of putrefaction and the body is deprived of blood or internal organs. In rare cases, patients are considered gods, immortals.