A clinical lesson: glioblastoma multiforme masquerading as depression in a chronic alcoholic.
- Habermeyer B Psychiatric University Clinic, University of Basel, Switzerland. benedikt.habermeyer@upkbs.ch
- Weiland M
- Mager R
- Wiesbeck GA
- Wurst FM
- 2007-10-16
Published in:
- Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). - 2008
English
AIMS
To highlight the need to consider other medical conditions when the presentation initially appears to be alcohol-related.
METHOD
We report the case of a 34-year-old male alcoholic, who presented with clinical depression and later a delirious state, and was subsequently diagnosed to have a right frontal glioblastoma multiforme.
CONCLUSIONS
Psychiatric patients, especially alcoholics, may present with physical and neurological symptoms in the emergency department, which are linked by the examiner to the toxic effects of alcohol. However, consideration should be given to the possibility that the symptoms are due to other severe medical conditions.
To highlight the need to consider other medical conditions when the presentation initially appears to be alcohol-related.
METHOD
We report the case of a 34-year-old male alcoholic, who presented with clinical depression and later a delirious state, and was subsequently diagnosed to have a right frontal glioblastoma multiforme.
CONCLUSIONS
Psychiatric patients, especially alcoholics, may present with physical and neurological symptoms in the emergency department, which are linked by the examiner to the toxic effects of alcohol. However, consideration should be given to the possibility that the symptoms are due to other severe medical conditions.
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- DOI 10.1093/alcalc/agm150
- PMID 17934197
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/45685
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