A Case of Giant Meningioma presenting Depression

We report the case of a 41-year-old man who was initially thought to have depression, but was eventually diagnosed with frontal lobe syndrome caused by a giant frontal parasagittal meningioma. As Tumor resection lead remission of depression, the symptom had been caused by the compression of the dors...

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Published inThe Medical Journal of Matsue City Hospital Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 43 - 46
Main Authors 阿武 雄一, 瀧川 晴夫, 萩原 伸哉, 堀 郁子, 吉田 学, 福永 典子
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Matsue City Hospital 2015
松江市立病院
Subjects
depression
meningioma
髄膜腫
鬱病
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ISSN1343-0866
2434-8368
DOI10.32294/mch.19.1_43

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Summary:We report the case of a 41-year-old man who was initially thought to have depression, but was eventually diagnosed with frontal lobe syndrome caused by a giant frontal parasagittal meningioma. As Tumor resection lead remission of depression, the symptom had been caused by the compression of the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Recently hypoactivity of DLPFC has been noted in major depressive disease. We discuss the phenomenon of this patient from the neuroscientific point of view.
ISSN:1343-0866
2434-8368
DOI:10.32294/mch.19.1_43