Ruptured suprasellar dermoid cyst presenting olfactory delusion (Eigengeruchs erlebnis).
A 24-year-old man sought treatment of a long-standing olfactory delusion (Eigengeruchs erlebnis) and associated psychotic symptoms, which disappeared after the removal of a suprasellar dermoid cyst. The pathophysiology of the phenomenon is discussed.
Takeuchi
H
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
Kubota
T
T
Kabuto
M
M
Izaki
K
K
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009897:Optic Chiasm; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012903:Smell; D014754:Violence