Acute onset of psychosis in a patient with a left temporal lobe arachnoid cyst.
Arachnoid cysts are considered a rare neurological tumor, few of which exhibit any symptomatology. A 38-year-old Haitian American female with no past psychiatric history presented with rapid onset of psychosis. Workup for medical etiology proved to be within normal limits, with the exception of a left temporal lobe arachnoid cyst. The purpose of this paper is to add to a number of existing case reports that suggest a relationship between such lesions and psychiatric illness.
Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Alexander
0000-0001-8123-4148
A
Mironov
Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Sabu
0000-0001-8387-478X
S
John
Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Jonathan
0000-0003-1043-8439
J
Auerbach
Department of Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Ghassan
G
Jamaleddine