Recurrent Psychotic Depression Associated with Chronic Subdural Haematoma: A Case Report.
| Autor: | Alp A; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey., Yıldız Mİ; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey., Eroğlu EÖ; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey., Işıkay Aİ; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain and Nerve Surgery, Ankara, Turkey., Ayhan Y; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey., Ertuğrul A; Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Noro psikiyatri arsivi [Noro Psikiyatr Ars] 2024 May 29; Vol. 61 (2), pp. 180-183. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 29 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.29399/npa.28519 |
| Abstrakt: | Chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH) with isolated psychiatric presentation are rare. In this paper, we report a case of 77-year-old-female patient who had psychotic depression after repetitive head trauma without any neurological symptoms. The brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed an 20 mm subdural hematoma in the right frontoparietal region and a 7 mm subdural hematoma in the left frontal region. The psychiatric symptoms improved within the first week after evacuation but relapsed with the occurrence of right sided pneumocephalus. In the follow up, with the disappearance of the pneumocephalus, the psychiatric symptoms improved. It should be kept in mind that isolated psychiatric symptoms can be seen due to subdural hematoma and evacuation of the hematoma has an important role in improving the psychiatric symptoms. Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest: The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest. (Copyright: © 2024 Turkish Neuropsychiatric Society.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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