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

Autor:	Arya Jith, Kathleen Anne Mathew, Dinesh Narayanan, Sheen Maria Jacob
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	delirium autoimmune encephalitis alcohol withdrawal caspr2 Psychiatry RC435-571
Zdroj:	Kerala Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0377-0699 2395-1486
DOI:	10.30834/KJP.34.1.2021.265
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.
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