[Recognizing delusional misidentification syndromes]. / Misidentificatiewanen herkennen.

Delusional misidentification syndrome is a less common neuropsychiatric symptom and can occur in different diseases as dementia and psychiatric diseases or as part of a somatic disease. It can be difficult to recognise and can give a high burden for the formal caregiver. In this article we describe three cases, the pathophysiology and the possible treatment of a delusional misidentification syndrome.