Walking Corpse Disease Research Paper
Walking corpse disease is a disease in which a person feels as if the are deader dying or does not exist. They think they have lost all their organs and blood. It is a rare disease which causes depression, suicide attempts, and they are sleep deprived. In 1880 dr.jules cotard founded the disease we know as walking corpse disease. The first record of walking corpse disease in 1789. This disease in more commonly found in old people who have suffered from depression. It is also more commonly found in women as well. Some symptoms include denying the existence of body parts, it's much like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, they think they have lost blood and body parts, neglect personal hygiene and physical health, starving, of course thinking
you are dead or dying. Scientist have not found the cause of this cotard disease. But it is linked with other disease such as depression, dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, brain injury, brain atrophy, seizure disorders, brain tumors, and ect.