Butterfly glioma of corpus callosum presenting as catatonia.
Catatonia can occur with functional psychiatric disorders as well as organic conditions. In this case report, catatonia occurred with a butterfly glioma originating from the corpus callosum with bilateral medial frontal extensions. Medial frontal lobe structures have been implicated in the pathophysiology of catatonia.
Arora
Manu
M
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. drmanu2004@rediffmail.com
Praharaj
Samir Kumar
SK
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D003337:Corpus Callosum; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed