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5 Facts you should know about
Ganser syndrome
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Ganser syndrome is a rare type of condition in which a person deliberately acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick
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Ganser syndrome is a type of factitious disorder
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People with Ganser syndrome mimic behavior that is typical of a mental illness, such as schizophrenia
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Ganser syndrome is sometimes called "prison psychosis" because it was first observed in prisoners
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Many psychogenic gait impairments closely mimic neurologic disturbances, such as tremors in the legs, ataxia, or weakness of one or both legs
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