Psychosis in a Case of Dandy-Walker Syndrome: A Case Report
Published: May 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/25040.9861
Ripu Daman Dawra, Sagar Karia, Nilesh Shah, Avinash Desousa
1. Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2. Medical Officer, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
4. Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Avinash Desousa,
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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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