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Olfactory and gustatory hallucinations presenting as partial status epilepticus because of glioblastoma multiforme
Identifier
026973
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Oct;56(4):374-7. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.02.020. Epub 2010 Mar 20.
Olfactory and gustatory hallucinations presenting as partial status epilepticus because of glioblastoma multiforme.
Capampangan DJ1, Hoerth MT, Drazkowski JF, Lipinski CA.
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Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Abstract
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.
PMID:
20303620
DOI:
10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.02.020