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A Case of Corpus Callosum Agenesis Presenting with Recurrent Brief Depression
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 31, Iss 2, Pp 92-95 (2009)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Medknow Publications, 2009.
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Abstract
- Agenesis of corpus callosum can have various neuropsychiatric manifestations. Following case report highlights the case of a young man presenting with features of recurrent brief depressive disorder, each lasting for about 3 to 7 days, for over a year. He had history of occasional headache and episodes of swooning attack in between, usually precipitated by emotional events. His neuroimaging revealed agenesis of corpus callosum. He was experiencing swooning attacks as he became aware that some ′unusual′ findings were present in his reports. Recurrent brief depression can be a manifestation of this congenital anomaly, and conversion disorder can be present as comorbid diagnosis perhaps due to ignorance and fear of this apparently innocuous congenital malformation.
- Subjects :
- Psychiatry
medicine.medical_specialty
Corpus Callosum Agenesis
RC435-571
Case Report
Corpus callosum
medicine.disease
corpus callosum agenesis
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Recurrent brief depression
Neuroimaging
recurrent depression
Agenesis
Recurrent brief depressive disorder
medicine
Conversion disorder
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09751564 and 02537176
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cb8ed005641e5176f004297da1bac639