title: Acute psychosis presenting as a sole manifestation of left atrial myxoma: a new paradigm.
abstract: Atrial myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumors. Neurological manifestations associated with left atrial myxoma are seen infrequently in the form of embolic stroke of intracranial hemorrhage. Psychiatric manifestations are however exceedingly rare. We hereby present a case who presented with acute psychosis as a sole manifestation of an underlying left atrial myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: drrsjain@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Rajendra Singh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: kadamnagpal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kadam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagpal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: drrahulneuro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: vanswayam@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Swayam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Electronic address: pratibha_doc2000@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Handa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D059906:Neuroimaging; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed