Psychiatric complications of hydrocephalus

Int J Psychiatry Med. 2001;31(3):337-40. doi: 10.2190/HQXL-FV6T-03UF-XANH.

Abstract

This article explores the association between normal pressure hydrocephalus and psychiatric symptoms, such as depressed mood, delusions, and hallucinations. We are reporting a case of a 30-year-old female with a history of congenital hydrocephalus, is used to illustrate this association. Such patients may benefit from treatment with ventriculoperitoneal or ventriculoatrial shunt procedures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / psychology*
  • Risperidone / therapeutic use
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis
  • Schizophrenia / drug therapy
  • Schizophrenia / etiology*

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Risperidone