Neurological syndromes which can be mistaken for psychiatric conditions

Butler, Chris; Zeman, Adam

doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.060459

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“…There is specificdistribution with marital status. Table ( 4) illustrates the relationship between neurological diseases and DM, obesity, hypertension and smoking history in the studied elderly population. Headache, parkinsonism and stroke are more in non diabetics than diabetics, in non obese than obese, non smokers and in non hypertensive studied elderly population.…”

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“…The main targets of the traditional British "neurological examination" may be elementary motor and sensory processes, but any adequate assessment of "brain function" must take account of cognition and behavior. Cognitive and behavioral involvement is the rule, not the exception, among patients with disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) [4]. Thus far, no nationwide, if any, research has been conducted recently on the incidence and prevalence of strokes in Saudi Arabia.…”

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Neurological Diseases Among Geriatric Population of Arar City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study.

Fetoh.¹,

Mourad.²,

Mjlad.³

et al. 2017

IJAR

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Neurological Diseases Among Geriatric Population of Arar City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study.

Fetoh.¹,

Mourad.²,

Mjlad.³

et al. 2017

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“…It is, to a large extent, thanks to their knowledge of the rules of human mental development and the ability to create a proper relationship with a hospitalized child or adolescent that it becomes possible to identify the need to consult a neurologically ill patient with a psychiatrist. What is more, the results of psychological testing, especially intelligence and neuropsychological testing, can reveal significant deficits in the functioning of cognitive processes, characteristic not only of neurological diseases but also mental disorders [3].…”

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“…in the course of endocrine and metabolic diseases) [1]. The second option takes place when psychiatric symptoms are initially manifested "in the form of" somatic disorders [2,3], mostly as pain or vegetative symptoms (e.g. sleep or appetite disorders) [4,5].…”

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Symptoms of psychiatric diseases in a pediatric neurology department

Kaczmarek¹,

Kucharska²,

Cioczek³

et al. 2017

Arch Med Sci Civil Dis

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Introduction: The present study investigated the comorbidity of psychiatric symptoms among patients with neurological diseases and the possibility of the symptoms of mental disorders being masking by the symptoms of somatic disorders. Material and methods: Eight thousand two hundred and one epicrises of all patients hospitalized at the Department of Developmental Neurology from 1st January 2003 to 31st December 2013 were analyzed in order to select a group of patients referred for consultation with a child psychiatrist. The epicrises were analyzed in terms of diagnosis and the most common psychopathological symptoms on the basis of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, Beck Depression Inventory, and the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children – Present and Lifetime (K-SADS-PL). Results: As a result of the analysis a group of 345 patients with serious symptoms requiring psychiatric consultation was selected. In the selected group, patients had the diagnosis of neurological as well as psychiatric diseases. The most frequently mentioned were: epilepsy (13.3%), emotional disorders (11.3%), tension-type headaches (11.3%) and conversion disorders (8.4%). Dominating psychopathological symptoms were: anxiety (64%), symptoms of mood disorders (31.6%) and signs of inattention (19.7%). Suicidal ideation was manifested by 21 (6.08%) persons. Conclusions: There is a need for careful observation of the mental state of each patient of a pediatric neurology department by an interdisciplinary team of doctors, psychologists and support staff.

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“…4 Commonly, psychiatric symptoms are the most prominent, 5 therefore psychiatrists should be aware of an atypical presentation or evidence of organic disease and include autoantibody-mediated encephalitis in their differential diagnosis. 6 Presentation A 74-year-old lady received a routine review by her community psychiatrist. The impression was of a highly capable and active lady without cognitive impairment.…”

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Limbic encephalitis and bipolar affective disorder: a slow awakening

Lilford¹,

Morrison²,

Morgan³

et al. 2018

Prog Neurol Psychiatry

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There is increasing evidence for the role of autoimmune encephalitis in the aetiology of psychosis. Here, Dr Lilford and colleagues describe the case of a 74‐year‐old lady who presented as hypomanic almost a year previously and then developed bizarre stereotyped movements, periods of absences and became confused. She was admitted to an old age psychiatric ward and was then subsequently diagnosed with non‐paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis with high levels of voltage‐gated potassium channel complex antibodies. The authors discuss her treatment with immunosuppressive drugs, which resulted in significant clinical improvement.

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Neurological syndromes which can be mistaken for psychiatric conditions

Cited by 86 publications

References 7 publications

Neurological Diseases Among Geriatric Population of Arar City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study.

Neurological Diseases Among Geriatric Population of Arar City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study.

Symptoms of psychiatric diseases in a pediatric neurology department

Limbic encephalitis and bipolar affective disorder: a slow awakening

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