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COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT
We present a case of a patient with treatment resistant hallucinatory experiences with incidental finding of an arachnoid cyst localized in the posterior infratentorial cranial fossa dorsally to the cerebellum. Psychological testing revealed significant deficit of cognitive functions to the level of...
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Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8564833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34744282 http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2021.60.02.18 |
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author | Škarić, Maja Aukst Margetić, Branka Bogović Dijaković, Anamarija Karlović, Dalibor |
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description | We present a case of a patient with treatment resistant hallucinatory experiences with incidental finding of an arachnoid cyst localized in the posterior infratentorial cranial fossa dorsally to the cerebellum. Psychological testing revealed significant deficit of cognitive functions to the level of mild intellectual disability in a person that had previously finished high school with good grades. A combination of clozapine and lamotrigine led to significant improvement in mood and reduction of hallucinations, but without improvement in cognitive functions. We also performed a literature review of previously published case reports or case series of co-occurring posterior fossa arachnoid cyst and schizophrenia or psychosis or psychiatric symptoms using PubMed search and discuss some controversies considering their treatment outcome. |
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spelling | pubmed-85648332021-11-04 COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT Škarić, Maja Aukst Margetić, Branka Bogović Dijaković, Anamarija Karlović, Dalibor Acta Clin Croat Case Reports We present a case of a patient with treatment resistant hallucinatory experiences with incidental finding of an arachnoid cyst localized in the posterior infratentorial cranial fossa dorsally to the cerebellum. Psychological testing revealed significant deficit of cognitive functions to the level of mild intellectual disability in a person that had previously finished high school with good grades. A combination of clozapine and lamotrigine led to significant improvement in mood and reduction of hallucinations, but without improvement in cognitive functions. We also performed a literature review of previously published case reports or case series of co-occurring posterior fossa arachnoid cyst and schizophrenia or psychosis or psychiatric symptoms using PubMed search and discuss some controversies considering their treatment outcome. Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb 2021-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8564833/ /pubmed/34744282 http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2021.60.02.18 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 License. |
spellingShingle | Case Reports Škarić, Maja Aukst Margetić, Branka Bogović Dijaković, Anamarija Karlović, Dalibor COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT |
title | COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT |
title_full | COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT |
title_fullStr | COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT |
title_full_unstemmed | COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT |
title_short | COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS IN A PATIENT WITH INFRATENTORIAL ARACHNOID CYST: CASE REPORT |
title_sort | cognitive and psychotic symptoms in a patient with infratentorial arachnoid cyst: case report |
topic | Case Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8564833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34744282 http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2021.60.02.18 |
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