Neurodevelopmental Influences in Psychosis: A Case of Left Cerebral Hemiatrophy and Schizoaffective Disorder

Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome presenting with bipolar I mania with psychosis

“…DDMS has presented with childhood schizophrenia,[ 2 ] treatment-resistant schizophrenia,[ 3 ] schizoaffective disorder depressive type,[ 4 5 ] schizophrenia-like psychosis,[ 6 ] and psychosis. [ 7 ] In all these cases, DDMS was diagnosed after psychiatric presentation.…”

“…[ 7 ] In all these cases, DDMS was diagnosed after psychiatric presentation. Of the six cases, two were female,[ 5 7 ] and two had right cerebral hemiatrophy. [ 2 7 ] To our knowledge, this is the first case report of DDMS presenting with bipolar I mania with psychosis.…”

Childhood Cerebral Hemiatrophy (Dyke-Davidoff-Masson Syndrome) Presenting with Seizures: A Report of two Cases.

“…They reported association with thalassemia major in a 10 year old girl, acute myeloblastic leukemia and Marfan syndrome in a 23 year old man and craniosynostosis in a 1 year old boy [11]. Asli et al also reported a case of left CH with schizoaffective disorder [12]. No such associations were seen in cases here presented.…”