title: Frontal lobe syndrome caused by a giant meningioma presenting as depression and bipolar disorder.
abstract: Frontal meningiomas may present only with psychological symptoms that resemble depression, anxiety states, hypomania and schizophrenia. Herein, we present the case of a 55-year-old man who was initially thought to have depression and bipolar disorder, but was eventually diagnosed with frontal lobe syndrome caused by a giant frontal meningioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civile Livorno, Viale Alfieri 36, 57100 Livorno, Italy. nimumoli@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mumoli
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pulerà
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camaiti
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome