quetiapine-fumarate and Cerebral-Hemorrhage

In this case report we describe a patient who suffered brainstem bleeding mainly in the pons and mesencephalon leading to locked-in syndrome. During rehabilitation she suffered psychotic symptoms of threatening character. Due to location of the lesion and the coincidental appearance of the bleeding, we diagnosed an organic psychosis. After treatment with the atypical neuroleptic drug Quetiapine, the symptoms decreased, facilitating the patient's rehabilitation course.

Topics: Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Antipsychotic Agents; Brain Stem; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Delusions; Depressive Disorder; Dibenzothiazepines; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Mianserin; Middle Aged; Mirtazapine; Neurologic Examination; Psychotic Disorders; Quadriplegia; Quetiapine Fumarate; Tomography, X-Ray Computed