Confabulation: causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Confabulation: causes. Korsakoff's syndrome, Split-brain syndrome, Anosognosia for hemiplegia, Anton's syndrome. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Psychiatric causes
- Korsakoff's syndrome
- Split-brain syndrome
- Anosognosia for hemiplegia
- Anton's syndrome
- Capgras syndrome
- Schizophrenia
Neurological causes
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Physiological causes
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References
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- Lorente-Rovira E, Santos-Gómez JL, Moro M, Villagrán JM, McKenna PJ. Confabulation in schizophrenia: a neuropsychological study. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2010; 16:1018-1026.
- Shakeel MK, Docherty NM. Confabulations in schizophrenia. Cogn Neuropsychiatry 2015; 20:1-13.
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