[Psychosis due to idiopathic basal ganglia calcification].

We describe the development of psychosis in a 48-year-old man, initially hospitalised on the neurology ward due to syncope. A ct scan of the brain showed bilateral, symmetrical calcification of the basal ganglia and nucleus dentatus. Laboratory research excluded other pathological disorders. The patient was referred to a psychiatric ward, where the administration of risperidone led to alleviation of his mental state. This case report underlines the importance of an accurate, comprehensive differential diagnosis and the associated significance of neuroimaging. PMID: 30640406 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Tijdschr Psychiatr Source Type: research