title: Limbic system symptomatology associated with colloid cyst of the third ventricle.
abstract: The clinical manifestations of olfactory and gustatory hallucinations are commonly attributed to temporal lobe involvement. The case is presented of a 46-year-old man with prolonged episodes of olfactory and gustatory hallucinations, who was found to have a colloid cyst of the third ventricle. Exhaustive electroencephalographic and radiological studies were negative except for the cyst. Stereotaxic aspiration of the cyst resulted in immediate cessation of all symptomatology with a follow-up of 14 months.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Faris
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Terrence
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed