Olfactory and Gustatory Hallucinations Presenting as Partial Status Epilepticus Because of Glioblastoma Multiforme

Olfactory and gustatory hallucinations are not often encountered in the acute care setting but may represent the subtle presenting features of a significant underlying disease process. We describe a patient whose most striking presenting symptoms were of olfactory and gustatory hallucinations and in...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Annals of emergency medicine 2010-10, Vol.56 (4), p.374-377
Main Authors: Capampangan, Dan J., MD, Hoerth, Matthew T., MD, Drazkowski, Joseph F., MD, Lipinski, Christopher A., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amygdala - pathology
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anticonvulsants. Antiepileptics. Antiparkinson agents
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Neoplasms - complications
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - pathology
Emergency
Glioblastoma - complications
Glioblastoma - diagnosis
Glioblastoma - pathology
Hallucinations - etiology
Hippocampus - pathology
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Status Epilepticus - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Olfactory and gustatory hallucinations are not often encountered in the acute care setting but may represent the subtle presenting features of a significant underlying disease process. We describe a patient whose most striking presenting symptoms were of olfactory and gustatory hallucinations and in whom the diagnosis and treatment of a new brain tumor and partial status epilepticus occurred entirely in the emergency department. The lesion was subsequently identified as glioblastoma multiforme involving the hippocampus and amygdala.
ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.02.020