Abstract

ABSTRACT
Background: Catatonia is caused by a variety of psychiatric and organic conditions. Association between temporal lobe arachnoid cyst (ACs) and catatonia was reported and largely debated, in literature. Aim: To report a case of reversible akinetic catatonia after stereotactic removal of left mesiotemporal ACs is reported. Case report: A 16-year-old female admitted for akinetic catatonic is reported. The patient was treated for schizophrenia for one year without any results. One months later, she presented with typic akinetic catatonia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an ACs in the mesiotemporal left temporal lobe. She was evacuated by stereotactic evacuation, with good results and amelioration. Conclusion: ACs on the left temporal lobe were reported to be related to psychological and psychiatric disorders. Catatonia can be presented as an acute onset of psychosis in a patient with a left temporal lobe arachnoid cyst in child.

Key words: Key words: akinetic catatonia; brain MRI; temporal arachnoid cyst; stereotactic evacuation; disappear of catatonia.