Open AccessArachnoid Cyst and Psychosis: The Troublemaker or Innocent Bystander
Author(s) -
Soumitra Das,
Arjun Kartha,
Sumesh Thoppil Purushothaman,
Varun Rajan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.203107
Subject(s) - psychosis , etiology , arachnoid cyst , presentation (obstetrics) , bystander effect , medicine , underpinning , psychiatry , psychology , pediatrics , cyst , pathology , surgery , immunology , civil engineering , engineering
Organic underpinning of a psychotic disturbance is often missed. Arachnoid cysts are considered a rare neurological tumor, few of which exhibit any symptomatology. In most cases, they are diagnosed by accident. Literature regarding the coexistence of arachnoid cysts with psychiatric disorders is sparse. Here, we present a case who presented with a typical presentation of psychosis which was not enough for suspecting for an organic etiology.