Ganser syndrome

Also known as: Syndrome of approximate answers

Approximate answers with clouding of consciousness and hallucinations.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Dissociative disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Dissociative response to stress or head injury.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

amnesiaapproximate answersclouded consciousnessconversion symptomsvisual hallucinations

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