Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania
Frontal meningiomas may present with psychological symptoms without any neurological signs. Diagnosis of frontal lobe tumours are often delayed due to the insidious nature of the symptoms and psychiatric symptoms being the initial presentation rather than neurological picture. We describe a patient...
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| description | Frontal meningiomas may present with psychological symptoms without any neurological signs. Diagnosis of frontal lobe tumours are often delayed due to the insidious nature of the symptoms and psychiatric symptoms being the initial presentation rather than neurological picture. We describe a patient with right frontal lobe meningioma near the pre-motor area presenting with manic symptoms and persistent visual hallucinations. Organicity always needs to be ruled out despite patients present with only psychiatric complaints. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fa0b8e70e3b4c3abdad8c2aa7671f9b2022-12-21T16:58:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Mental Health2589-91712589-918X2017-01-011816668Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as maniaS MithunDivya HegdePriya SreedaranFrontal meningiomas may present with psychological symptoms without any neurological signs. Diagnosis of frontal lobe tumours are often delayed due to the insidious nature of the symptoms and psychiatric symptoms being the initial presentation rather than neurological picture. We describe a patient with right frontal lobe meningioma near the pre-motor area presenting with manic symptoms and persistent visual hallucinations. Organicity always needs to be ruled out despite patients present with only psychiatric complaints.http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2017;volume=18;issue=1;spage=66;epage=68;aulast=Mithun;type=0frontal lobe meningiomamaniaorganicity |
| spellingShingle | S Mithun Divya Hegde Priya Sreedaran Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania Archives of Mental Health frontal lobe meningioma mania organicity |
| title | Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania |
| title_full | Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania |
| title_fullStr | Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania |
| title_short | Frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania |
| title_sort | frontal lobe meningioma presenting as mania |
| topic | frontal lobe meningioma mania organicity |
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