Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association

Schizencephaly and Psychosis: A Rare Association

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Schizencephaly is a rare malformation of the central nervous system defined as a gray matter-lined cleft filled CURCUMIN ACTIVE FAST RELIEF with cerebrospinal fluid that extends from the pial surface to the ventricle.Few cases of association with psychosis were reported in the scientific literature.We present a case of a 46-year-old woman, admitted into a psychiatric hospital with crises of psychomotor agitation, disorganized and erotized behavior, persecutory and self-reference delusions, and auditory and visual hallucinations.She also reported seizures since her childhood.A head CT scan revealed a large subarachnoid space communication with the adjacent lateral ventricle in the topography of occipital, temporal, and parietal lobes to the right, Flywheel Housing suggestive of schizencephaly.