Hsiao-An was in a serious accident that damaged areas of her frontal lobes and limbic system. When her husband comes to see her at the hospital she maintains that he is not her husband at all, but someone pretending to be her husband. The accident has left Hsiao-An with:
A) Tasack's syndrome
B) Capgras syndrome
C) Tourette's syndrome
D) Korsakoff's syndrome

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Hsiao-An is experiencing Capgras syndrome, which is a delusion that a person’s loved ones have been replaced with impostors. This is often associated with damage to the frontal lobes and limbic system of the brain, such as that caused by trauma or disease. Tasack's syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, and Korsakoff's syndrome do not involve a delusion of impostors.

Hsiao-An Was in a Serious Accident That Damaged Areas of Her