History repeating itself: Arnaud's case of pathological deja vu

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TitreHistory repeating itself: Arnaud's case of pathological deja vu
Type de publicationJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuteursBertrand JMF, Martinon LM, Souchay C, Moulin CJA
JournalCORTEX
Volume87
Pagination129-135
Date PublishedFEB
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN0010-9452
Mots-clésConfabulation, Deja vu, Delusion, Paramnesia, recollection
Résumé

We present a translation of Arnaud's (1896) case report of Patient Louis, a case he describes as having a pathological form of deja vu. Louis has the delusional belief that the present moment is a repetition of an exact same previous event. Arnaud's paper is critical for two reasons. Firstly, it is amongst the first articles in the scientific literature to describe the deja vu experience using the term `deja vu'. Secondly, the case report of someone with delusional and persistent deja vu, anticipates recently reported cases with similar symptoms, which are beginning to gain interest as a particular form of memory disorder. We offer a contemporary analysis of Louis and conclude that, whilst the article was critical in the development of deja vu as a scientific concern, Louis's distorted memory is not best described as deja vu, but rather as a form of reduplicative paramnesia described as recollective confabulation. (C)2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI10.1016/j.cortex.2016.02.016