A Novel Study of Comorbidity between Schizoaffective Disorder and Geschwind Syndrome
Joint Authors
Paul, Raymond
O'Connell, Kara
Keaveney, Joanne
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Geschwind syndrome has been described in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and is characterized by sexual behavioural disorders, hyperreligiosity, hypergraphia, and viscosity.
Presented here is a case of a 53-year-old man with clinical findings consistent with Geschwind syndrome in the setting of a known diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, with no identifiable comorbid illness of temporal lobe epilepsy or frontotemporal dementia.
Brain MRI showed bilateral temporal lobe atrophy greater than would be expected for age and more prominent on the left side than the right.
It is likely that these structural abnormalities may be related to this patient’s clinical presentation of Geschwind syndrome.
To our knowledge, this is the first reporting of a case of Geschwind syndrome in the setting of schizoaffective disorder.
These symptoms of Geschwind syndrome were present irrespective of mental state status.
The report highlights the importance in correct identification of underlying cause and differentiation between Geschwind syndrome and schizoaffective disorder in order to avoid mistreatment and consequent iatrogenic adverse events.
American Psychological Association (APA)
O'Connell, Kara& Keaveney, Joanne& Paul, Raymond. 2013. A Novel Study of Comorbidity between Schizoaffective Disorder and Geschwind Syndrome. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475441
Modern Language Association (MLA)
O'Connell, Kara…[et al.]. A Novel Study of Comorbidity between Schizoaffective Disorder and Geschwind Syndrome. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475441
American Medical Association (AMA)
O'Connell, Kara& Keaveney, Joanne& Paul, Raymond. A Novel Study of Comorbidity between Schizoaffective Disorder and Geschwind Syndrome. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475441
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475441