title: Ruptured suprasellar dermoid cyst presenting olfactory delusion (Eigengeruchs erlebnis).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabuto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izaki
mesh_terms: 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