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Psychiatric Presentation of Third Ventricular Colloid Cyst

A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. K. Upadhyaya  and
P. D. Sud
A. K. Upadhyaya*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Liverpool Hospital
P. D. Sud
Affiliation:
Seymour Clinic, Swindon
*
∗University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Liverpool Hospital, PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX
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Abstract

A case of colloid cyst of the third ventricle in a patient presenting with delusional depressive syndrome, in clear consciousness and with minimal cognitive impairment, is reported. The possible pathogenesis of the syndrome is discussed in the light of the reported association between aqueduct stenosis, diencephalic dysfunction, hydrocephalus, and psychotic symptoms.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 4 , April 1988 , pp. 567 - 569
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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