Psychosis in a Case of Dandy-Walker Syndrome: A Case Report.

J Clin Diagn Res

Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Published: May 2017

Dandy Walker Syndrome (DWS) is a congenital malformation with brain abnormalities, intellectual disabilities, epilepsy and visible structural changes in particular brain structures. We present here a case of psychosis in an 18-year-old male with DWS, epilepsy and intellectual disability. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the clinically relevant issues, psychopharmacological issues, neuropsychiatric manifestations and consultation liaison issues involved.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483787PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/25040.9861DOI Listing

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