What is it about?
A reversible case of psychosis due to autoimmune encephalitis (anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis).
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Why is it important?
This paper intends to raise the awareness of the clinicians to this new disease that was identified in 2007 and that usually presents with psychiatric symptoms. Psychiatrists and Child and Adult Psychiatrist should be aware of this conditions and other similar diseases in order to save the patients and to treat them as soon as possible.
Perspectives
The more the Psychiatrists and Child and Adult Psychiatrist know about this and other similar diseases, the diagnosis will be made more timely and the treatment will be delivered sooner and hence a better clinical outcome will be reached.
Dr Amilcar Silva dos Santos
University of Lisbon
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This page is a summary of: First-episode psychosis in a 15 year-old female with clinical presentation of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a case report and review of the literature, BMC Research Notes, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2180-6.
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