Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-9092fda2184d4a6183a47173d6239db22025-08-20T02:09:44ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842014-01-01201410.1155/2014/243286243286Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute PsychosisGiacomo Pavesi0Francesco Causin1Alberto Feletti2Department of Neurosurgery, Padova Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35100 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Neuroradiology, Padova Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35100 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Padova Hospital, Via Giustiniani 1, 35100 Padova, ItalyPsychiatric 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/243286 |
| spellingShingle | Giacomo Pavesi Francesco Causin Alberto Feletti Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis |
| title_full | Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis |
| title_fullStr | Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis |
| title_short | Cavernous Angioma of the Corpus Callosum Presenting with Acute Psychosis |
| title_sort | cavernous angioma of the corpus callosum presenting with acute psychosis |
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