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A case of aqueduct stenosis in an adult with several depressive episodes and the clinical features of delusional depression is presented. The patient complained of a strange feeling in the throat. She also had had several falls with loss of consciousness. The relationship between aqueduct stenosis and diencephalic dysfunction is discussed.
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Motohashi, N., Ishizuka, Y., Asada, T. et al. A case of aqueduct stenosis in adults with various neurological and psychiatric symptoms. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Nuerosci 240, 13–15 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02190086
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