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Anterior Tumour of the Corpus Callosum with Atypical Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Amgad Tanaghow ,
John Lewis  and
G. H. Jones
Amgad Tanaghow*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF4 7XB
John Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF4 7XB
G. H. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF4 7XB
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

We report a patient with an anteriorly palced tumour of the corpus callosum presenting with primarily depressive symptoms, without any associated neurological abnormality. It is important to be alert to the possibility of an organic cause to depression.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 155 , Issue 6 , December 1989 , pp. 854 - 856
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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