A Case of Right Cerebellopontine-Angle Lesion: Psychotic Symptoms and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

作者：Jung Min Soo; Lee Byung Dae^*; Park Je Min; Lee Young Min; Moon Eun Soo

来源：Psychiatry Investigation, 2012, 9(3): 307-309.

DOI：10.4306/pi.2012.9.3.307

• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Psychotic symptoms
• Cerebellopontine angle

Here, we report psychotic symptoms together with a right cerebellopontine-angle lesion. A37-year-old female patient presented with a trigeminal Schwannoma occupying the right cerebellopontine angle. Her psychotic symptoms included auditory hallucinations and delusions of persecution. T1- and T2-weighted images on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed hyperintense and hypointense areas in the right cerebellopontine angle, respectively. The clinical and neuroimaging reviews in this case suggest that sudden onset of psychotic symptoms at a mature age may be associated with a right cerebellopontine-angle lesion and that M RI should be used to evaluate possible organic bases in patients that present with psychosis. Psychiatry Investig 2012;9:307-309

• 出版日期2012-9