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    Walking Corpse Syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder where patients believe they are dead, have lost their vital organs, or do not exist. Symptoms include feelings of guilt, paralysis, inability to recognize their own face, lack of social interest or pleasure, anxiety, and depression. It is caused by lesions in the right frontal and temporal regions of the brain and treated with medications like antidepressants and antipsychotics, as well as electroconvulsive therapy. The condition progresses through germination, blooming, and chronic stages marked by increasing depression and delusions of death.

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    Walking Corpse Syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder where patients believe they are dead, have lost their vital organs, or do not exist. Symptoms include feelings of guilt, paralysis, inability to recognize their own face, lack of social interest or pleasure, anxiety, and depression. It is caused by lesions in the right frontal and temporal regions of the brain and treated with medications like antidepressants and antipsychotics, as well as electroconvulsive therapy. The condition progresses through germination, blooming, and chronic stages marked by increasing depression and delusions of death.

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    Walking Corpse

    Syndrome

    Lynn Smiley
    What is it

    A neuropsychiatric disorder in which patients think they are dead, have


    lost their vital organs, or that they do not exist. The condition can be
    described simply as existence denial.
    Symptoms
    Feelings of guilt

    Believe they are paralyzed

    Cannot recognize their own face

    Show no interest in a social life or pleasure

    Vague feelings of anxiety in the early stages

    Believe they are dead

    Feel they are immortal

    Depression
    Causes

    Occurs due to lesions in the frontal and temporal regions of the right
    hemisphere of the brain

    The EXACT cause is unknown


    Treatments

    Medications in combination with electroconvulsive therapy

    Antidepressants

    Antipsychotics

    Mood stabilizer medications


    Stages

    Germination stage- shows depressive moods

    Blooming Stage- delusions of being dead start

    Chronic Stage- severe depression due to paranoia


    Works Cited

    http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/walking-corpse-syndrome
    .htm

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