Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association

Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association

Schizencephaly is a rare malformation of the central nervous system defined as a gray matter-lined cleft filled with cerebrospinal fluid that extends from the pial surface to the ventricle. Few cases of association with psychosis were reported in the scientific literature. We present a case of a 46-...

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Main Authors: Matias Carvalho Aguiar Melo, Saulo Giovanni Castor Albuquerque, José Henrique Sousa Luz, Alexandre Bastos Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/210868
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spelling doaj-06e4b2336fbb462aa0a4d025e2ecd73f2020-11-25T00:55:13ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/210868210868Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare AssociationMatias Carvalho Aguiar Melo0Saulo Giovanni Castor Albuquerque1José Henrique Sousa Luz2Alexandre Bastos Lima3Hospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto Rua Vicente Nobre Macedo, S/N, Messejana, 60841-110 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto Rua Vicente Nobre Macedo, S/N, Messejana, 60841-110 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto Rua Vicente Nobre Macedo, S/N, Messejana, 60841-110 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHospital de Saúde Mental Professor Frota Pinto Rua Vicente Nobre Macedo, S/N, Messejana, 60841-110 Fortaleza, CE, BrazilSchizencephaly is a rare malformation of the central nervous system defined as a gray matter-lined cleft filled with cerebrospinal fluid that extends from the pial surface to the ventricle. Few cases of association with psychosis were reported in the scientific literature. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman, admitted into a psychiatric hospital with crises of psychomotor agitation, disorganized and erotized behavior, persecutory and self-reference delusions, and auditory and visual hallucinations. She also reported seizures since her childhood. A head CT scan revealed a large subarachnoid space communication with the adjacent lateral ventricle in the topography of occipital, temporal, and parietal lobes to the right, suggestive of schizencephaly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/210868
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author Matias Carvalho Aguiar Melo
Saulo Giovanni Castor Albuquerque
José Henrique Sousa Luz
Alexandre Bastos Lima
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Saulo Giovanni Castor Albuquerque
José Henrique Sousa Luz
Alexandre Bastos Lima
Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association
Case Reports in Medicine
author_facet Matias Carvalho Aguiar Melo
Saulo Giovanni Castor Albuquerque
José Henrique Sousa Luz
Alexandre Bastos Lima
author_sort Matias Carvalho Aguiar Melo
title Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association
title_short Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association
title_full Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association
title_fullStr Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association
title_full_unstemmed Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association
title_sort schizencephaly and psychosis: a rare association
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Schizencephaly is a rare malformation of the central nervous system defined as a gray matter-lined cleft filled with cerebrospinal fluid that extends from the pial surface to the ventricle. Few cases of association with psychosis were reported in the scientific literature. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman, admitted into a psychiatric hospital with crises of psychomotor agitation, disorganized and erotized behavior, persecutory and self-reference delusions, and auditory and visual hallucinations. She also reported seizures since her childhood. A head CT scan revealed a large subarachnoid space communication with the adjacent lateral ventricle in the topography of occipital, temporal, and parietal lobes to the right, suggestive of schizencephaly.
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