Catatonia with frontal lobe atrophy.
A middleaged woman with a four year history of behavioural change including episodes of catatonia is described. Despite a persistently abnormal electroencephalogram, the patient was diagnosed repeatedly as suffering from a primary psychiatric disorder. Neurological examination and psychological testing suggested frontal lobe dysfunction, which was confirmed by the finding of isolated frontal lobe atrophy on computed axial tomography.
D001284:Atrophy; D002389:Catatonia / Q000523:psychology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed