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and he can’ t understand us. The human brain is very mysterious and undiscovered world, we never know what to expect. The ill ones neglect their personal hygiene and they don’ t react to people around them. They deny the existence of their body parts and their existence as well. They talk about the smell of their rotting body parts and describe their moments of death. The Cotard‘ s syndrome leads to very dangerous behaviour. It is caused by a brain damage, severe depression or schizophrenia.
The cause of this illness is not well known yet, but scientists assume that it has a neurological nature. They’ ve discovered that parts of the brain which merge emotions together are disrupted. It has been found out that the syndrome occurs in people who has been treated by acyclovir which is a medication used for a treatment of infections that are a viral type, for example with the treatment of shingles.
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