Godot syndrome is the condition wherein the patient shows severe anxiety by repeatedly
asking questions regarding an upcoming event. It occurs in around 1.6-4.6% of elderly
patients with Alzheimer׳s disease based on their decreased cognitive ability.
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Although Godot syndrome is rarely observed, it can become a major task for the caregivers.
In addition, it is seldom reported in nondementia patients. We present a 74-year-old
female with persistent Godot syndrome under treatment at the psychiatry outpatient
clinic for 1 year. A meningioma over the patient׳s frontal lobe was demonstrated by
the neuroimaging study and her Godot syndrome subsided after removal of the mass lesion.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
October 26,
2015
Received:
September 8,
2015
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The authors have no financial or other conflicts of interest to disclose.
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© 2016 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
