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Neurocysticercosis masquerading psychotic disorder: A case report
oleh: Rachita Sarangi, Surjeet Sahoo, Satyasunder Mohapatra
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Psychotic manifestations are uncommon in neurocysticercosis. This article describes a ten year girl presented with manic–psychotic manifestation for which she was under treatment with antipsychotics for eight months. Eventually she developed generalized tonic clonic seizure and CT scan of brain revealed small isodense right posterior parietal lesion of 5 mm size with perifocal edema. CECT revealed intense nodular post contrast enhancement. This highlights the possible misdiagnosis of a case of neurocysticercosis as an organic psychotic disorder so it should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with neurological as well as psychiatric manifestations in endemic area like India.