Acute brain syndrome as a consequence of the Cronkhite-Canada syndrome.
BACKGROUND
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is a very rare illness and psychical disturbances developed as a consequence of this illness are very rarely described. That is the case because majority of the symptoms of this syndrome are associated with the polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of this case report is to link the development of acute brain syndrome with this rare syndrome.


METHODS
The patient was two times treated under the diagnosis of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome in the clinics of internal medicine in Rijeka and Zagreb, and then in the Psychiatric Clinic in Rijeka under the diagnosis of acute brain syndrome (F05.0).


RESULTS
Therapy with a typical antipsychotic (haloperidol) and corresponding internistic treatment gave results very fast and calmed acute delirium.


CONCLUSIONS
Typical antipsychotics are efficient in the treatment of the acute brain syndrome caused by Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. Acute brain syndrome is caused solely by the lack of electrolytes and other important nutrients because of a malabsorption syndrome, conditioned by a diffuse polyposis of intestines.
Peitl
Antun
A
Psychiatric Clinic of KBC Rijeka, Cambijerijeva 17/7, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Vucić Peitl
Marija
M
Pavlović
Eduard
E
Ljubicić
Dulijano
D
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D011395:Promazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012307:Risk Factors; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
D006220:Haloperidol; D011395:Promazine