Medical Mysteries: Her depression and poor memory had an unusual causeIn the throes of one of the worst crises of her life, Deborah Menzies remembers wondering if she was going to find a place to park her car. AdvertisementA pivotal questionAt the hospital, Menzies first saw a team of psychiatrists affiliated with the University of California at San Francisco. Because of her epilepsy — Menzies had a documented seizure in the hospital while on medication — psychiatrists asked a neurologist to see her. His strong suspicion, based in large part on her medical history, was that Menzies’s depression, memory problems and uncontrolled seizures might be the result of a benign growth buried deep in her brain. Her depression, memory lapses and cognitive difficulties were well documented.

Source: Washington Post November 24, 2024 17:18 UTC