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Ganser state (pseudodementia)

Definition Ganser state (pseudodementia)

Ganser state (pseudodementia)

Ganser state (pseudodementia) a syndrome characterized by approximate answers, e.g. the patient gives grossly and absurdly false replies to questions, but the reply shows that the question has been understood. For example, the question "What colour is snow?" may elicit the reply "Green". THis can be accompanied by odd behaviour or episodes of *stupor. The condition is due to *hysteria or to conscious malingering.