A case report of Lhermitte–Duclos disease revealed by psychiatric disturbances
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BACKGROUND Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is a rare cerebellar lesion characterized by a hamartomatous lesion in the posterior fossa. Mainly diagnosed by MRI, the clinical presentation is usually made of neurological symptoms. CASE PRESENTATION We present here a rare case of a woman who developed depressive symptoms that inaugurated the clinical presentation of LDD. CONCLUSION Psychiatric symptoms may occur in all brain lesions, delaying the diagnosis and causing therapeutic escalation. More attention should be given by practitioners to psychiatric aspects of LDD.
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