title: Psychosis and Dandy-Walker complex: report of four cases.
abstract: Concurrence of psychosis and Dandy-Walker complex (DWC) has been reported in some medical literature. Here, we reported four patients with concurrent psychosis and DWC of all four subtypes. Some clinical features found were juvenile or young adult age onset, high frequency of family history of psychosis, atypical psychotic symptoms, and high prevalence of cognitive deficit and refractoriness to treatment, in line with the cases in previous reports. These findings might help further illuminate the role that the cerebellum plays in the etiology of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
authors: Psychiatry Department, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors: Zhaoyu
authors: Z
authors: Gan
authors: Feici
authors: F
authors: Diao
authors: Zili
authors: Z
authors: Han
authors: Kanglai
authors: K
authors: Li
authors: Liarong
authors: L
authors: Zheng
authors: Nianhong
authors: N
authors: Guan
authors: Zhuang
authors: Z
authors: Kang
authors: Xiaoli
authors: X
authors: Wu
authors: Qinling
authors: Q
authors: Wei
authors: Minfeng
authors: M
authors: Cheng
authors: Ming
authors: M
authors: Zhang
authors: Jinbei
authors: J
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities; D015897:Comorbidity; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult