CASE-STUDY - GANSER SYNDROME IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Six cases of the Ganser syndrome have been previously described in the literature and are reviewed here. They are imperfect representations of the originally described syndrome. This article describes a case of the Ganser syndrome in a 12-year-old boy who, after a mild head injur y, presented with three of four of the core symptoms. The nature of th e Ganser syndrome remains unclear, but this case study highlights diss ociation and abnormal illness behavior as being important in the produ ction of the symptoms. Classically the course is short-lived, although this report raises the possibilities of a much more chronic course.