Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis

نویسندگان

  • Giacomo Pavesi
  • Francesco Causin
  • Alberto Feletti
چکیده

Psychiatric symptoms may occasionally be related to anatomic alterations of brain structures. Particularly, corpus callosum lesions seem to play a role in the change of patients' behavior. We present a case of a sudden psychotic attack presumably due to a hemorrhagic cavernous angioma of the corpus callosum, which was surgically removed with complete resolution of symptoms. Although a developmental defect like agenesis or lipoma is present in the majority of these cases, a growing lesion of the corpus callosum can rarely be the primary cause. Since it is potentially possible to cure these patients, clinicians should be aware of this association.

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دوره 2014  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2014