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A Rare Variant of Capgras Syndrome in Alzheimer's Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Corinne Fischer ,
Annie Keeler ,
Luis Fornazzari ,
Lee Ringer ,
Tawnya Hansen  and
Tom A. Schweizer
Corinne Fischer*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto Mental Health Service, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Annie Keeler
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Luis Fornazzari
Affiliation:
University of Toronto Department of Neurology, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lee Ringer
Affiliation:
University of Toronto Mental Health Service, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tawnya Hansen
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Tom A. Schweizer
Affiliation:
University of Toronto Department of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
#17044 Cardinal Carter Wing, St. Michael’s Hospital, #30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , July 2009 , pp. 509 - 511
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