A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young Female
Aim and background: The diagnosis of organic psychosis is made when psychotic symptoms present after a specific neurological or organic event. One such dysfunction of brain structure is encephalomalacia, which refers to softening of brain tissue and can present with varying symptomatology. There is...
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| description | Aim and background: The diagnosis of organic psychosis is made when psychotic symptoms present after a specific neurological or organic event. One such dysfunction of brain structure is encephalomalacia, which refers to softening of brain tissue and can present with varying symptomatology. There is a dearth of cases reported showing quick recovery in patients with organic psychosis attributable to encephalomalacia.
Case description: A 25-year-old female presented with acute onset aggressiveness, insomnia, social withdrawal, paranoid ideation, hallucinatory behavior, reduced appetite, and poor self-care. Routine investigations were normal. The computed tomography (CT) scan brain plain revealed encephalomalacia in the left parietal lobe. Organic psychosis was kept as a provisional diagnosis. There was a satisfactory outcome on low-dose antipsychotic on follow-up day 14. She came for follow-up till 3 months and was maintaining well.
Conclusion: Encephalomalacia in left parietal lobe region can present with acute psychosis and relatively quick and satisfactory outcome can be seen. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b9d7bb03f6ec41d09e8f48689ae649832025-08-20T01:51:45ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherIndian Journal of Private Psychiatry2319-53632583-40102024-01-01181333410.5005/jp-journals-10067-01429A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young FemaleRahul Bansal0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-7650Prerna Maheshwari1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6804-0066Rahul Bansal, Department of Psychiatry, Bansal Hospital, Nabha, Punjab, India, Phone: +91 9815227525Department of Psychiatry, Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaAim and background: The diagnosis of organic psychosis is made when psychotic symptoms present after a specific neurological or organic event. One such dysfunction of brain structure is encephalomalacia, which refers to softening of brain tissue and can present with varying symptomatology. There is a dearth of cases reported showing quick recovery in patients with organic psychosis attributable to encephalomalacia. Case description: A 25-year-old female presented with acute onset aggressiveness, insomnia, social withdrawal, paranoid ideation, hallucinatory behavior, reduced appetite, and poor self-care. Routine investigations were normal. The computed tomography (CT) scan brain plain revealed encephalomalacia in the left parietal lobe. Organic psychosis was kept as a provisional diagnosis. There was a satisfactory outcome on low-dose antipsychotic on follow-up day 14. She came for follow-up till 3 months and was maintaining well. Conclusion: Encephalomalacia in left parietal lobe region can present with acute psychosis and relatively quick and satisfactory outcome can be seen.https://www.ijiapp.com/doi/IJPP/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10067-0142encephalomalaciagliosispsychosis |
| spellingShingle | Rahul Bansal Prerna Maheshwari A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young Female Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry encephalomalacia gliosis psychosis |
| title | A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young Female |
| title_full | A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young Female |
| title_fullStr | A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young Female |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young Female |
| title_short | A Case of First Episode Psychosis Uncovering Encephalomalacia in a Young Female |
| title_sort | case of first episode psychosis uncovering encephalomalacia in a young female |
| topic | encephalomalacia gliosis psychosis |
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