精神病学杂志 62（2020）7
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR PSYCHIATRIE 62 (2020) 7
医学趣闻
一位54岁的比利时女性
坚称自己是一只鸡
The Curious Case of a Belgian Woman Who Temporarily Thought She Was a Chicken
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精神病学杂志 62（2020）7
TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR PSYCHIATRIE 62 (2020) 7
医学趣闻
一位54岁的比利时女性
坚称自己是一只鸡
The Curious Case of a Belgian Woman Who Temporarily Thought She Was a Chicken
轮回转世，前世是只鸡？
怪事
坚信自己是鸡的，没说是母鸡还是公鸡
像青蛙那位大概正在练西毒的蛤蟆功
没见到有人认为自己是鸭子的
像青蛙那位大概正在练西毒的蛤蟆功
没见到有人认为自己是鸭子的
Clinical zoanthropy: a woman with the rare delusion of being an animal
A. BECKERS, R. VAN BUGGENHOUT, E. VRIEZE
Clinical zoanthropy, or the conviction of having turned into an animal, is a rare delusion. There
are different views about its pathogenesis.
This delusion can occur with an underlying psychiatric disorder, but it can also be secondary to structural or functional disorders of the brain. Additional investigations with brain imaging and electroencephalogram are therefore advised.
Treatment for the underlying disorder is recommended. In this case report we describe a 54-year-old woman who was briefly convinced she was a chicken, followed by a generalized seizure. We discuss the epidemiology, theories about pathogenesis and treatment advice for clinical zoanthropy.
We also discuss the possible relevance of epilepsy to this matter. With this case report, we hope to contribute to documenting this rare, but possibly underreported phenomenon.
A. BECKERS, R. VAN BUGGENHOUT, E. VRIEZE
Clinical zoanthropy, or the conviction of having turned into an animal, is a rare delusion. There
are different views about its pathogenesis.
This delusion can occur with an underlying psychiatric disorder, but it can also be secondary to structural or functional disorders of the brain. Additional investigations with brain imaging and electroencephalogram are therefore advised.
Treatment for the underlying disorder is recommended. In this case report we describe a 54-year-old woman who was briefly convinced she was a chicken, followed by a generalized seizure. We discuss the epidemiology, theories about pathogenesis and treatment advice for clinical zoanthropy.
We also discuss the possible relevance of epilepsy to this matter. With this case report, we hope to contribute to documenting this rare, but possibly underreported phenomenon.
The Curious Case of a Belgian Woman Who Temporarily Thought She Was a Chicken
By Spooky on July 30th, 2020
Doctors at KU Leuven University in Belgium recently reported the bizarre case of a 54-year-old woman who was convinced she was a chicken and temporarily behaved like one.
The married woman, whose name was not revealed, reportedly had a stable job at a pharmacy and had no history of drug or alcohol abuse before the strange episode. One day, her brother stopped by and found her clucking, blowing her cheeks and crowing like a rooster. Not knowing what to do, the woman’s brother took her to a nearby hospital, where the 54-year-old told doctors she thought she was a chicken and described feeling a new sensation in her legs.
The sudden episode of zoanthropy – a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal – ended when the woman suffered a seizure. She appeared to be her old self again after that and had no recollection of her short time acting like a chicken. The doctors’ report mentions that she was embarrassed when her family told her what had happened and why she was in the hospital.
“Clinical zoanthropy, or the conviction of having turned into an animal, is a rare delusion,” KU Leuven researchers wrote. “There are different views about its pathogenesis. This delusion can occur with an underlying psychiatric disorder, but it can also be secondary to structural or functional disorders of the brain.”
In this case, the only possible link was the depression the woman was apparently suffering from following the loss of a beloved family member, but that condition was prevalent among her other relatives as well.
According to the case study published in the Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie journal, there have been only 56 case descriptions of zoanthropy episodes in medical and historical literature between 1850 and 2012. The limited research on this subject features testimonies of patients who though they they were a dog, lion, tiger, hyena, shark, crocodile, frog, bovine, cat, goose, rhinoceros, rabbit, horse, snake, bird, wild boar, gerbil and a bee.
Symptoms of zoanthropy can reportedly last from one hour to several decades, and cases are more prevalent in rural and non-industrial areas.
By Spooky on July 30th, 2020
Doctors at KU Leuven University in Belgium recently reported the bizarre case of a 54-year-old woman who was convinced she was a chicken and temporarily behaved like one.
The married woman, whose name was not revealed, reportedly had a stable job at a pharmacy and had no history of drug or alcohol abuse before the strange episode. One day, her brother stopped by and found her clucking, blowing her cheeks and crowing like a rooster. Not knowing what to do, the woman’s brother took her to a nearby hospital, where the 54-year-old told doctors she thought she was a chicken and described feeling a new sensation in her legs.
The sudden episode of zoanthropy – a mental disorder in which one believes oneself to be an animal – ended when the woman suffered a seizure. She appeared to be her old self again after that and had no recollection of her short time acting like a chicken. The doctors’ report mentions that she was embarrassed when her family told her what had happened and why she was in the hospital.
“Clinical zoanthropy, or the conviction of having turned into an animal, is a rare delusion,” KU Leuven researchers wrote. “There are different views about its pathogenesis. This delusion can occur with an underlying psychiatric disorder, but it can also be secondary to structural or functional disorders of the brain.”
In this case, the only possible link was the depression the woman was apparently suffering from following the loss of a beloved family member, but that condition was prevalent among her other relatives as well.
According to the case study published in the Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie journal, there have been only 56 case descriptions of zoanthropy episodes in medical and historical literature between 1850 and 2012. The limited research on this subject features testimonies of patients who though they they were a dog, lion, tiger, hyena, shark, crocodile, frog, bovine, cat, goose, rhinoceros, rabbit, horse, snake, bird, wild boar, gerbil and a bee.
Symptoms of zoanthropy can reportedly last from one hour to several decades, and cases are more prevalent in rural and non-industrial areas.
俺接触过这类病患，外表完全看不出来，只能事后分析
大致上脾气大，钻牛角尖，难相处
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