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. 2001 Jul-Sep;43(3):273–275.

GANSER'S SYNDROME : A REPORT OF TWO UNUSUAL PRESENTATIONS

Harpreet S Duggal *, Subhash C Gupta , Soumya Basu , Vinod K Sinha *,*, Christoday RJ Khess
PMCID: PMC2956155  PMID: 21407868

Abstract

Ganser's syndrome is a rare and controversial entity in psychiatric nosology. We report two cases ofGS, one developing in a 12-year-old boy, which had their onset during an episode of mania. After recovery from Ganser's syndrome, these cases were followed-up for two and five years, respectively. Interestingly both these patients evolved into bipolar disorder with one patient showing recurrence of Ganser symptoms with each subsequent episode. The importance of following-up and relevance of affective symptoms in GS is discussed.

Keywords: Ganser's syndrome, bipolar disorder, child, follow-up

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