Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism (IHP) Presenting as “Schizophrenia:” A Case Report

Abstract

Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (IHP) with the onset of psychosis is a rare case in the psychiatric clinic. In this case report, we summarize the three facets of IHP, which contains the clinical, biochemical, and radiological features. Besides, the differential diagnosis of this case is supposed to be a highlight that IHP could have the main complaints of psychotic symptoms and featured signs on neuroimaging manifestation.

Brain anomalies in early psychosis: From secondary to primary psychosis

“…It is therefore not surprising that a variety of diffuse damage to the basal ganglia as a whole can be associated with psychotic presentations in 13-30 years old individuals (Table 2, Supplementary Shirahama et al 2010;Rizvi et al 2018;Otheman et al 2011;Lu 2014). In other metabolic disorders such as adult-onset cobalamin C deficiency, which presented with severe paranoid delusions, brain imaging showed extensive basal ganglia involvement as well as diffuse periventricular and dorso-spinal white matter changes (Higashimoto et al 2020).…”