Naslov
Psychiatric symptoms in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Autori
Kuzman Rojnić, Martina ; Jovanović, Nikolina ; Vukelja, Dinko ; Medved, Vesna ; Hotujac, Ljubomir

Izvornik
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (1323-1316) 62 (2008), 3; 367-367

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pismo uredniku, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; dissociative disorder

Sažetak
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a medical condition defined by intracranial hypertension without hydrocephalus or brain lesion, usually presented with neurological symptoms. There are few reports of IIH presenting with psychiatric symptoms: affective, psychotic and dissociative. The underlying mechanisms are unclear. Poor psychosocial functioning in patients with headache, whether of general origin or related to IIH, might suggest that IIH rather facilitate the expression of predisposed psychiatric states than cause them directly. Beside various biological factors, we could hypothesise that psychological factors might be important in evaluating IIH. Borderline/histrionic personality traits and stressful events (e.g. job promotion) are associated with increased susceptibility to affective and dissociative disorders. We believe that underlying IIH might have helped the expression of those symptoms.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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