Quadrigeminal plate lipoma presenting with psychosis: A case report with review of literature

A young patient who presented with headache followed by positive and negative symptoms of psychosis and mutism was sent for the mri of brain. mri revealed a lipoma in the quardrigeminal area. we hypothesized that the neuro-vascular encasement of structures located at the upper dorsal midbrain by the lipoma caused the symptoms. a review of the current literature of quadrigeminal lipoma cases with presenting symptoms is provided. lipoma in quardrigeminal area could give rise to symptoms of psychosis.