Speaker(s):

Bartochowski, Zachary, MD

Presentation:

This is a case presentation featuring a patient with repetitive behaviors, behavioral agitation, observed responses to internal stimuli, and a reluctance towards verbal communication, who was later found to have a left cerebellar lesion on imaging. The case conference explores the utility of neuroimaging in psychiatric patients, the relationship between the cerebellum and psychosis, and Cerebellar Cognitive and Affective Syndrome.

Objectives:

  1. Explain the limitations and utility of neuroimaging in patients with psychosis
  2. Identify appropriate indications for neuroimaging in psychiatric patients.
  3. Understand the role of the cerebellum in cognition and emotion, and the implications for psychiatric illness.