Time for a change of practice: the real-world value of testing for neuronal autoantibodies in acute first-episode psychosis

It is time that all patients with acute-onset psychosis are screened for autoimmune encephalitis, that lumbar puncture becomes a routine psychiatric investigation and that immunotherapy is available in indicated cases. We call for a culture change in the management of psychosis by psychiatry. DECLAR...

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Autores principales: Pollak, Thomas A., Lennox, Belinda R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30083377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.27
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Sumario:It is time that all patients with acute-onset psychosis are screened for autoimmune encephalitis, that lumbar puncture becomes a routine psychiatric investigation and that immunotherapy is available in indicated cases. We call for a culture change in the management of psychosis by psychiatry. DECLARATION OF INTEREST: None.

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