Signs and symptoms Delusions of negation are the central symptom in Cotard's syndrome. The patient usually denies their own existence, the existence of a certain body part, or the existence of a portion of their body. Cotard's syndrome exists in three stages: (i) Germination stage: symptoms of psychotic depression and of hypochondria appear; (ii) Blooming stage: full development of the syndrome and delusions of negation; and (iii) Chronic stage: continued severe delusions along with chronic psychiatric depression. The article Recurrent Postictal Depression with Cotard Delusion (2005) describes the case of a fourteen-year-old epileptic boy who experienced Cotard  syndrome after seizures. His mental health history was of a boy expressing themes of death, chronic sadness, decreased physical activity in playtime, social withdrawal, and disturbed biological functions.
Signs and symptoms Delusions of negation are the central symptom in Cotard's syndrome. The patient usually denies their own existence, the existence of a certain body part, or the existence of a portion of their body. Cotard's syndrome exists in three stages: Germination stage: symptoms of psychotic depression and of hypochondria appear; Blooming stage: full development of the syndrome and delusions of negation; and ; Chronic stage: continued severe delusions along with chronic psychiatric depression. The article Recurrent Postictal Depression with Cotard Delusion (2005) describes the case of a 14 year-old epileptic boy who experienced Cotard 's syndrome after seizures. His mental health history showed themes of death, chronic sadness, decreased physical activity in playtime, social withdrawal, and disturbed biological functions.
D
(i)
D
(ii)
R
(iii)
;
R
fourteen-year-old
14 year-old
A
's
R
was of a boy expressing
showed