[A cases of schizencephaly associated psychosis].
Schizencephalyis a rare disorder of brain development resulting in the formation of abnormal unilateral or bilateral clefts in the cerebral hemispheres. One patient is described with psychotic symptoms with unilateral schizencephaly. The implications of the association between schizencephaly and psychosis in these patients for understanding the biology of the psychoses are discussed.
Komori
Kaoru
K
Department of Psychiatry, Cyubu Rousai Hospital, 1-10-6 Koumei, Minato ku, Nagoya 455-8530, Japan.
Komori
Miho
M
Hayashi
Junko
J
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D003702:Delusions; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006212:Hallucinations; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon