{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: A case report of Lhermitte-Duclos disease revealed by psychiatric disturbances.
{Author}: Otheman Y;Aalouane R;Aarab C;Rammouz I;
{Journal}: Ann Gen Psychiatry
{Volume}: 16
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2017
{Factor}: 3.301
{DOI}: 10.1186/s12991-017-0147-1
{Abstract}: 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.
METHODS: We present here a rare case of a woman who developed depressive symptoms that inaugurated the clinical presentation of LDD.
CONCLUSIONS: 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.