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A case report of Lhermitte-Duclos disease revealed by psychiatric disturbances
Yassine Otheman1, Rachid Aalouane2, Chadia Aarab2
1Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Background:
Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) is a rare cerebellar lesion characterized by a hamartomatous lesion in the posterior fossa. Mainly diagnosed by MRI, the clinical presentation is usually made of neurological symptoms.
Case Presentation:
We present here a rare case of a woman who developed depressive symptoms that inaugurated the clinical presentation of LDD.
Conclusion:
Psychiatric symptoms may occur in all brain lesions, delaying the diagnosis and causing therapeutic escalation. More attention should be given by practitioners to psychiatric aspects of LDD.
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