Acute Onset of Psychosis in a Patient with a Left Temporal Lobe Arachnoid Cyst. (11th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mironov, Alexander; John, Sabu; Auerbach, Jonathan; Jamaleddine, Ghassan
• Other Names: Carpiniello B. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-02-11
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/204025
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : Arachnoid cysts are considered a rare neurological tumor, few of which exhibit any symptomatology. A 38-year-old Haitian American female with no past psychiatric history presented with rapid onset of psychosis. Workup for medical etiology proved to be within normal limits, with the exception of a left temporal lobe arachnoid cyst. The purpose of this paper is to add to a number of existing case reports that suggest a relationship between such lesions and psychiatric illness.