Cargando…

Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor

Dysembryoblastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET), a benign, rare tumor of the brain, commonly presents with generalized or partial epilepsy, post-epilepsy sequelae of psychotic, depressive or anxiety symptoms or disorders, or is usually asymptomatic. We report the first case in scientific literature of...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lingeswaran, Anand, Barathi, Deepak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439941
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.106028
_version_ 1782259470467858432
author Lingeswaran, Anand
Barathi, Deepak
author_facet Lingeswaran, Anand
Barathi, Deepak
author_sort Lingeswaran, Anand
collection PubMed
description Dysembryoblastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET), a benign, rare tumor of the brain, commonly presents with generalized or partial epilepsy, post-epilepsy sequelae of psychotic, depressive or anxiety symptoms or disorders, or is usually asymptomatic. We report the first case in scientific literature of temporal lobe DNET presenting with only major depressive disorder, without epilepsy. A 24-year-old single male, presented with pervasive sadness, easy fatigability, loss of interest in his daily activities, decreasing appetite associated with poor of quality sleep, poor attention and concentration, pessimism about the future, and headaches. He was diagnosed with severe depression, without psychotic symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a lobulated hyperintense temporal lobe mass of 2.7 × 2.2 mm in the hippocampus region suggestive of a DNET. Electroencephalography, thyroid function tests, blood sugar, and electrocardiogram were normal. The depression responded well to tablet Escitalopram 10 mg once daily initially, with no adverse effects reported.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3573580
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2012
publisher Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-35735802013-02-22 Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor Lingeswaran, Anand Barathi, Deepak Indian J Psychol Med Case Report Dysembryoblastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET), a benign, rare tumor of the brain, commonly presents with generalized or partial epilepsy, post-epilepsy sequelae of psychotic, depressive or anxiety symptoms or disorders, or is usually asymptomatic. We report the first case in scientific literature of temporal lobe DNET presenting with only major depressive disorder, without epilepsy. A 24-year-old single male, presented with pervasive sadness, easy fatigability, loss of interest in his daily activities, decreasing appetite associated with poor of quality sleep, poor attention and concentration, pessimism about the future, and headaches. He was diagnosed with severe depression, without psychotic symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a lobulated hyperintense temporal lobe mass of 2.7 × 2.2 mm in the hippocampus region suggestive of a DNET. Electroencephalography, thyroid function tests, blood sugar, and electrocardiogram were normal. The depression responded well to tablet Escitalopram 10 mg once daily initially, with no adverse effects reported. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3573580/ /pubmed/23439941 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.106028 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Lingeswaran, Anand
Barathi, Deepak
Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
title Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
title_full Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
title_fullStr Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
title_full_unstemmed Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
title_short Depression Associated with Dysembryoblastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
title_sort depression associated with dysembryoblastic neuroepithelial tumor
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439941
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.106028
work_keys_str_mv AT lingeswarananand depressionassociatedwithdysembryoblasticneuroepithelialtumor
AT barathideepak depressionassociatedwithdysembryoblasticneuroepithelialtumor