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ArticleIndian journal of psychiatry2024

Neurological emergencies masquerading as psychiatric disturbances detected by neuroimaging in individuals with pre-existing mental illness: A case series.

Debanjan Bhattacharjee, Ujjwal Bandyopadhyay

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Article in Indian journal of psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Debanjan BhattacharjeeDepartment of Psychiatry, Central Hospital Dhori, Phusro, Jharkhand, India.
Ujjwal BandyopadhyayDepartment of Psychiatry, ESI-PGIMSR, ESI-MC and H, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Abstract

Certain clinical features, like changes in presentation, the presence of neurological signs, and a poor response to treatment, mandate an organic evaluation of psychiatric illnesses. In this case series, four cases with established mental illnesses who presented with psychiatric symptoms, on evaluation by neuroimaging, were found to have neurological disorders like neurocysticercosis, sub-arachnoid hemorrhage, sub-dural hemorrhage, and lacunar infarction. They were managed with a combination of medical and surgical treatment and psychotropics, and no relapse of symptoms was noted at follow-up. The formulation of clinical practice guidelines can be a way forward in holistic management for such patients.

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