Mastria, et al., 2018 [21] | Longitudinal study | n = 1
- 54 year old male patient who was diagnosed with temporo-parietal glioblastoma and had a history of family gliomas. He had associated AIWS symptoms due to the glioblastoma, including | About 1.5 years | EEG
CT scan
Brain MRI
Valproate
Temozolomide
Radiation therapy
Neurosurgery | Sensory aphasia
Distorted perception of size (visual)
Pelopsia
Kinetopsia
Headaches
Decreased consciousness
Nausea
Photophobia | The patient had his tumor removed and was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as valproate for his AIWS delusions - he completely went into remission from the AIWS symptoms and did not have any recurrences of it since the initial diagnosis; the glioma did return which required neurosurgery again and has been disease-free ever since | The patient is the only known case study of AIWS resulting from glioblastoma (a type of brain cancer) so it cannot be compared to other studies
The study is a case study meaning the results cannot be generalized | Italy |