Auditory hallucinations after right temporal gyri resection.
The authors present a case study on the development of auditory hallucinations secondary to right temporal lobe damage. Surgical resection in the study patient was of the right superficial middle and inferior temporal gyri. Carbamazepine at a dosage of 800 mg daily was the most effective medication used. A multidisciplinary approach involving the neurosurgeon, psychiatrist, family, and rehabilitation specialist is necessary in managing the psychiatric sequelae of brain injury.
Stewart
Bronagh
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Department of Psychiarey, Mater Hospital, Belfast, Ireland. bronaghstewart@msn.com
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D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002220:Carbamazepine; D006220:Haloperidol