Cotard Syndrome Dieguez (2018)

2. “Mademoiselle X” appears to have been unusually insensitive to painful stimuli. Predict two brain regions that may have been affected.

• Mlle X appears to have been unusually insensitive to painful stimuli. Two brain regions that may have been affected are the anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex

3. Can Cotard patients have megalomania? Does it affect their body image?

• Cotard patients can have a pseudo-megalomania. It can affect their body image by making them think they are gigantic in size.

4. How diverse are the neurological etiologies of the Cotard syndrome?

• The neurological etiologies of the Cotard syndrome were diverse and involved tertiary syphilitic infection, strokes, tumors, temporal lobe epilepsy, migraine, mental retardation, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, arteriovenous malformation, and multiple sclerosis.

5. Which cortical network has been implicated in the Cotard syndrome?

• The DMN has been implicated in the Cotard syndrome.