A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma Resection

Aims: Very late onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) can be defined as individuals presenting with symptoms of psychosis after the age of 60 that cannot be attributed to an “affective disorder or focal or progressive structural brain abnormality”. Despite being described by an international g...

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Main Authors: Sita Shah, Emad Sidhom, Cristina Levinte, Eladia Ruiz-Mendoza, Julius Essem
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107692/type/journal_article
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description Aims: Very late onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) can be defined as individuals presenting with symptoms of psychosis after the age of 60 that cannot be attributed to an “affective disorder or focal or progressive structural brain abnormality”. Despite being described by an international group consensus in 1998, this diagnosis is not included in ICD–11 or DSM–5 manuals.
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spelling doaj-art-6ef8acc32d6942d6bc20fce245bf9d2c2025-08-20T03:32:22ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S319S31910.1192/bjo.2025.10769A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma ResectionSita ShahEmad SidhomCristina LevinteEladia Ruiz-MendozaJulius Essem0Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, United KingdomAims: Very late onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) can be defined as individuals presenting with symptoms of psychosis after the age of 60 that cannot be attributed to an “affective disorder or focal or progressive structural brain abnormality”. Despite being described by an international group consensus in 1998, this diagnosis is not included in ICD–11 or DSM–5 manuals.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107692/type/journal_article
spellingShingle Sita Shah
Emad Sidhom
Cristina Levinte
Eladia Ruiz-Mendoza
Julius Essem
A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma Resection
BJPsych Open
title A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma Resection
title_full A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma Resection
title_fullStr A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma Resection
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma Resection
title_short A Case of Very Late Onset Schizophrenia-Like Psychosis Presenting in a Patient Forty Years Post Acoustic Neuroma Resection
title_sort case of very late onset schizophrenia like psychosis presenting in a patient forty years post acoustic neuroma resection
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425107692/type/journal_article
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