Cerebellar arachnoid cyst in a firesetter: the weight of organic lesions in arson

A Heidrich; A Schmidtke; K P Lesch; E Hofmann; T Becker

Cerebellar arachnoid cyst in a firesetter: the weight of organic lesions in arson

J Psychiatry Neurosci. 1996 May;21(3):202-6.

Authors

A Heidrich¹, A Schmidtke, K P Lesch, E Hofmann, T Becker

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University Clinic, Wuerzburg, Germany.

PMID: 8935333
PMCID: PMC1188768

Abstract

A 52-year-old female patient was accused of arson; the patient had had an arachnoid cyst of the cerebellar vermis. Even after surgery, she showed marked instability of mood and pseudologia fantastica, but did not suffer from cognitive impairment. Possible associations of the presence of this cerebellar arachnoid cyst and behavioral disturbances are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Arachnoid Cysts / diagnosis
Arachnoid Cysts / psychology*
Arachnoid Cysts / surgery
Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis
Cerebellar Diseases / psychology*
Cerebellar Diseases / surgery
Cerebellum / pathology
Delusions / diagnosis
Delusions / psychology
Female
Firesetting Behavior / psychology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology*
Neurocognitive Disorders / surgery
Neurologic Examination
Neuropsychological Tests
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / psychology