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Ruptured intracranial dermoid cyst presenting with neuropsychiatric symptoms: a case report.

Authors :
Detweiler MB
David E
Arif S
Source :
Southern medical journal [South Med J] 2009 Jan; Vol. 102 (1), pp. 98-100.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Psychiatric symptoms associated with frontal lobe unruptured or ruptured intracranial dermoid cysts are rarely described in the medical literature. The case of a 58-year-old man with a chronic history of anxiety, major depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder who presented with new onset auditory and visual phenomena is described. This case illustrates the need to include an underlying brain tumor in the differential diagnosis when encountering new onset auditory and visual phenomena in patients with chronic mood and/or anxiety disorders.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1541-8243
Volume :
102
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Southern medical journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19077771
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318188b290