Monday Mar 17, 2025

Ep 11 The Imposter and Appendicitis de Luxe

In this Episode We cover:

The NPR Podcast Episode and article “Seeing Imposters: When Loved Ones Suddenly Aren’t

And

Doogie Howser Season 1 Episode 3 “A Stitch Called Wanda”

Sources:

Capgras

The Imposter - https://www.nerdfriday.com/post/51820442120/the-imposter-recipe-by-sabrina-eldredge-of-nerd

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK570557/#:~:text=Capgras%20syndrome%20(CS)%2C%20or,someone%20significant%20to%20the%20patient.

https://www.lbda.org/blog/capgras-syndrome-in-lewy-body-dementias-lbd-associated-with-anxiety-and-hallucinations/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/basics/capgras-syndrome

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773021223000044

Podcast/article - https://www.npr.org/2010/03/30/124745692/seeing-impohttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773021223000044stors-when-loved-ones-suddenly-arent

Rare disorders - “Delusion of doubles” think loved ones/familiar ones are imposters/impersonators - can come from dementia, TBI, schizophrenia, epilepsy,etc . Delusional misidentification Recognize the face (NOT face blindness), but believe it is not the same person; can also misidentify items; 1920 French psychiatrist Joseph Capgras; impairment of visual system

Doogie Howser:

https://doogiehowser.fandom.com/wiki/A_Stitch_Called_Wanda

https://simkl.com/tv/1707/doogie-howser-md/episode-3/#google_vignette

Appendicitis

https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/773895-overview

Cocktail:

https://www.absolutdrinks.com/en/drinks/appendicitis-de-luxe/

Music Credits:

Intro fun- Music by Vlad Krotov from Pixabay

Bartending foley suite- Sound Effect by Akiva Vita from Pixabay

Website:

https://medicalmediamixer.podbean.com/