Mood disorder in a patient with a benign thalamic cystic lesion: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Jacob Alexander¹  Pallavi Dham¹ 

[1] Rural and Remote Mental Health Service, Glenside, South Australia, Australia

关键词: Thalamus;    Mood disorder;    Cognition;    Cystic lesions;    Anti-psychotic medication;    Anti-convulsant mood stabilizers;   

Others  :  1181212
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-1947-7-107

 received in 2012-12-16, accepted in 2013-03-18,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

The thalamus is increasingly gaining importance in psychiatric disorders. There are case reports in the literature of neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with thalamic infarcts. The present report elucidates the complexities of linking neuropsychiatric symptoms to a benign thalamic brain lesion, and its impact on management.

Case presentation

We present the case of a Caucasian man in his early 30s, who presented with a difficult to treat bipolar illness and coexisting thalamic lesion.

Conclusions

In this report we explore the possible links between our patient’s symptoms and his brain lesion. We discuss the possible neuronal mechanisms that may be involved and debate the most appropriate management strategies. We hope this report will assist further insights into the role of the thalamus in psychiatric disorders.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Dham and Alexander; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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