CASPR2 positive autoimmune encephalitis presenting as delirium in an alcohol dependent patient: a diagnostic dilemma

Autor:	Dinesh Narayanan, Kathleen Anne Mathew, Sheen Maria Jacob, Arya Jith
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Autoimmune encephalitis Psychiatry Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment RC435-571 Immunotherapy Diagnostic dilemma autoimmune encephalitis Withdrawal state delirium mental disorders medicine alcohol withdrawal caspr2 Delirium medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Kerala Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
Popis:	Delirium, a major psychiatric emergency commonly encountered in alcohol withdrawal state, can have various aetiologies. Here we present a case of protracted delirium in an alcohol dependent patient, which on detailed neurological workup was diagnosed to be autoimmune encephalitis with CASPR2 (contactin-associated protein-like 2) antibodies. Subsequent treatment with immunotherapy and steroids lead to the resolution of symptoms.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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