Schizophrenia-like psychosis and dandy-walker variant comorbidity: Case report
Psychiatry Investigation, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.102-104, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.4306/pi.2014.11.1.102
- Dergi Adı: Psychiatry Investigation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.102-104
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Schizophrenia, Dandy-Walker, Cerebellum, Comorbidity
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Dandy-Walker variant is a developmental malformation consisting of cerebellar hypoplasia and cystic dilatation of the fourth ventricle. Previous research has proposed a possible role for the cerebellum in cognition and in schizophrenia. In this paper we report a schizophrenia- like psychotic disorder in a 30 year-old woman with Dandy-Walker variant. The patient was treated with risperidone 6 mg/day, biperiden 4 mg/day and risperidone depot 50 mg injections fortnightly, and most of the symptoms were ameliorated within 2 months. The similar cognitive profile to populations with cerebellar pathology and rarity of the condition strongly suggests that there may be direct relationship between cerebellar pathology and appearence of psychotic symptoms. © 2014 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association.