Arachnoid cysts are uncommon benign neurological tumors,and having presentation like schizophrenia,which has been reported in association with this cyst.The presence of psychiatric disturbances of arachnoid cyst has n...Arachnoid cysts are uncommon benign neurological tumors,and having presentation like schizophrenia,which has been reported in association with this cyst.The presence of psychiatric disturbances of arachnoid cyst has not been clearly mentioned in the literature.Even though,the appearance of some of the references that focuses on a possible link between arachnoid cysts and psychotic symptoms.Here we present a case report of a 35-year-old man,characterized by the insidious onset of psychotic symptoms of varying intensity such as multiple physical assaults on people with stone.Due to organic suspicion one cannot exclude the possibility that the lesion played a significant role in this psychiatric presentation.展开更多
文摘Arachnoid cysts are uncommon benign neurological tumors,and having presentation like schizophrenia,which has been reported in association with this cyst.The presence of psychiatric disturbances of arachnoid cyst has not been clearly mentioned in the literature.Even though,the appearance of some of the references that focuses on a possible link between arachnoid cysts and psychotic symptoms.Here we present a case report of a 35-year-old man,characterized by the insidious onset of psychotic symptoms of varying intensity such as multiple physical assaults on people with stone.Due to organic suspicion one cannot exclude the possibility that the lesion played a significant role in this psychiatric presentation.
