Acute presentation of memory loss and emotional lability.
A 35-year-old woman presented complaining of memory loss and increased emotional lability. On physical examination she was noted to be poorly oriented, have profound recent and remote memory defects, and to have mild but significant lateralizing signs. Inpatient work-up included EEG, computed tomography scan, and cerebral angiography, culminating with a brain biopsy that revealed a Grade IV left temporal astrocytoma. The patient was discharged and received outpatient radiotherapy before dying 12 weeks after presentation.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D009949:Orientation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed