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Cotard's syndrome, also known as Cotard's delusion or walking corpse syndrome, is a rare mental disorder in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs.[1] Statistical analysis of a hundred-patient cohort indicated that denial of self-existence is present in 45% of the cases of Cotard's syndrome; the other 55% of the patients presented with delusions of immortality.[2] In 1880, the neurologist and psychiatrist Jules Cotard described the condition as le délire des négations ("the delirium of negation"), a psychiatric syndrome of varied severity. A mild case is characterized by despair and self-loathing, while a severe case is characterized by intense delusions of negation, and chronic psychiatric depression.[3][4] The case of "Mademoiselle X" describes a woman who denied the existence of parts of her body (somatoparaphrenia) and of her need to eat. She claimed that she was condemned t

Cotard's syndrome - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Delusion that one is dead or non-existent Medical condition Cotard's syndrome Other names Cotard's delusion, walking corpse syndrome French neurologist and psychiatrist Jules Cotard (1840–1889) described "The Delusion of Negation" (Cotard's Syndrome) as a mental illness of varying severity. Specialty Psychiatry Symptoms Delusion that one does not exist, is dead, missing organs , limbs , blood , or is incapable of dying ( immortal ) Complications Self-harm , suicide Diagnostic method Psychiatric evaluation Cotar

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