Acute psychosis presenting as a sole manifestation of left atrial myxoma: a new paradigm

Atrial myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumors. Neurological manifestations associated with left atrial myxoma are seen infrequently in the form of embolic stroke of intracranial hemorrhage. Psychiatric manifestations are however exceedingly rare. We hereby present a case who presented wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of emergency medicine 2014-12, Vol.32 (12), p.1556.e3-1556.e5
Hauptverfasser:	Jain, Rajendra Singh, MD, DM, Nagpal, Kadam, MD, Jain, Rahul, MD, Prakash, Swayam, MD, Handa, Rahul, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adult Biopsy Brain Infarction - diagnostic imaging Brain Infarction - etiology Chronic illnesses Echocardiography Embolisms Emergency Emergency medical care Female Heart Atria Heart Neoplasms - complications Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis Heart Neoplasms - psychology Humans Mental disorders Myxoma - complications Myxoma - diagnosis Myxoma - psychology Neuroimaging Psychosis Psychotic Disorders - etiology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Atrial myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumors. Neurological manifestations associated with left atrial myxoma are seen infrequently in the form of embolic stroke of intracranial hemorrhage. Psychiatric manifestations are however exceedingly rare. We hereby present a case who presented with acute psychosis as a sole manifestation of an underlying left atrial myxoma.
ISSN:	0735-6757 1532-8171
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajem.2014.05.006