"Groundhog Day": the disease made a man believe that he lives through the same events
Miscellaneous / / May 26, 2023
Only unlike the movie, this story will no longer have a happy ending.
A rare complication of the disease Alzheimer's made an 80-year-old man think that the same events were happening around him. Just like in the movie Groundhog Day writes Live Science with reference to study in BMJ Case Reports.
The first symptoms appeared 4 years ago, and over time they became more and more frightening. At first, he complained about his e-book, which shows the same novels. Then the TV began to “repeat”. And soon the same people began to surround him.
Everywhere I go, the same people on the side of the road, the same cars behind me with the same people in them... The same clothes, the same bags, the same words, nothing new.
A man with a rare complication of Alzheimer's disease
After the first symptoms, he remained at home for a long time and could take care of himself on his own, say doctors who have been monitoring his condition for several years.
Doctors concluded that this is a state of deja vecu with recollective confabulation (DVRC). It is found in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. It occurs due to the cells of the central nervous system that stop working. Among other things, this complication impairs the cognitive abilities of the patient. The disease progresses over time and is not yet treated.
In fact, with DVRC, it seems to a person that all new events in life are a repetition of previous experiences. Unlike deja vu, this is a stable perception, not a fleeting sensation.
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