Incidentally Identified Open‐Lip Schizencephaly in an Adult With Schizoaffective Disorder: A Case Report
Open-lip schizencephaly may remain undiagnosed until adulthood and can be incidentally identified during evaluation for unrelated presentations. This case highlights the coexistence of congenital neurodevelopmental abnormalities and schizoaffective disorder in an adult patient, while emphasizing the diagnostic complexity of interpreting psychiatric symptoms in the presence of structural brain anomalies and vascular comorbidities.
Authors
- Pritam Neupane
- Shrinkhala Pokhrel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3692-6023)
- Saachi Bhattessa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0501-417X)
- Utsav Pokharel
Institutions
- Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University (CN)
- Emilio Aguinaldo College (PH)
- Mercy General Hospital (US)
- Vinnytsia National Technical University (UA)
- National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.73232
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00