Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial Meningioma

Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial Meningioma

We report the case of a 37-year-old female in which the removal of a suprasellar neoplasm was accompanied by the disappearance of a longstanding olfactory delusion syndrome. In primary care the patient condition was exclusively thought to be psychic in origin, neglecting the possible, not infrequent...

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Main Authors: Michele Rotondo, Massimo Natale, Raffaele D'Avanzo, Assunta Scuotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/395106
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spelling doaj-32c3efbc1600441a8ffc7603aab905e42020-11-24T21:33:00ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/395106395106Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial MeningiomaMichele Rotondo0Massimo Natale1Raffaele D'Avanzo2Assunta Scuotto3Department of Neuroscience, Second University of Naples, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Second University of Naples, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Second University of Naples, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Second University of Naples, 81100 Caserta, ItalyWe report the case of a 37-year-old female in which the removal of a suprasellar neoplasm was accompanied by the disappearance of a longstanding olfactory delusion syndrome. In primary care the patient condition was exclusively thought to be psychic in origin, neglecting the possible, not infrequent, organic contribution. The delayed diagnosis produced neurological impairment, only partially recovered after surgical therapy. This case might help to improve the patient management via multi-specialist cooperation and to broaden the knowledge about somatic mechanisms of psychic disturbances, are not often taken into account.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/395106
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Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial Meningioma
Case Reports in Medicine
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title Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial Meningioma
title_short Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial Meningioma
title_full Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial Meningioma
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title_full_unstemmed Olfactory Delusional Syndrome and Intracranial Meningioma
title_sort olfactory delusional syndrome and intracranial meningioma
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description We report the case of a 37-year-old female in which the removal of a suprasellar neoplasm was accompanied by the disappearance of a longstanding olfactory delusion syndrome. In primary care the patient condition was exclusively thought to be psychic in origin, neglecting the possible, not infrequent, organic contribution. The delayed diagnosis produced neurological impairment, only partially recovered after surgical therapy. This case might help to improve the patient management via multi-specialist cooperation and to broaden the knowledge about somatic mechanisms of psychic disturbances, are not often taken into account.
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