Dandy Walker Variant and Bipolar I Disorder with Graphomania

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: Serdar Suleyman Can Gorkem Karakas Ugurlu Selcen Cakmak
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제11권 제3호, 336~339쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.07.31

영문 초록

Cerebellum is known to play an important role in coordination and motor functions. In some resent studies it is also considered to be involved in modulation of mood, cognition and psychiatric disorders. Dandy Walker Malformation is a congenital malformation that is characterized by hypoplasia or aplasia of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilatation of the fourth ventricle and enlargement of the posterior fossa. When the volume of posterior fossa is normal, the malformation is called Dandy Walker Variant. Case is a 32 year old male with a 12 year history of Bipolar I Disorder presented with manic and depresive symptoms, including dysphoric and depressive affect, anhedonia, suicidal thoughts and behaviours, thoughts of fear about future, overtalkativeness and graphomania, increased energy, irregular sleep, loss of appetite, increased immersion in projects, irritability, agressive behavior, impulsivity. Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging was compatible to the morphological features of Dandy Walker Variant.

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Dandy walker Bipolar disorder Cerebellum