Abstract
Cerebral hemiatrophy (or Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by atrophy or hypoplasia of one cerebral hemisphere accompanied by ipsilateral calvarial changes. Clinically, the condition presents with contralateral motor dysfunction, facial asymmetry, epilepsy and intellectual impairment. Psychiatric manifestations are uncommon and the neuropsychiatric aspect of the disease is not well described. Here, we report a 26-year-old female who presented with left cerebral hemiatrophy and schizoaffective disorder. We discuss the relevance of left-sided neurodevelopmental cerebral atrophy in the context of disrupted neural development of brain lateralization, plasticity, and evidence regarding left hemisphere dysfunction in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Translated title of the contribution | Psikozda nörogelişimsel etkiler: Bir olgu nedeniyle sol serebral hemiatrofi ve şizoaffektif bozukluk |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 368-372 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cerebral hemiatrophy
- Dyke-davidoff-masson syndrome
- Schizophrenia and disorders with psychotic features