Munchausen's Syndrome and Organic Brain Disorder
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 162 (4) , 545-549
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.162.4.545
Abstract
A case of Munchausen's syndrome was probably caused by brain damage sustained during a necessary cholecystectomy. Doctors should not be discouraged from seeking treatable disorder because of such patients' behaviour.Keywords
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