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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting as Schizophreniform Psychosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

C. M. Duncalf ,
J. N. G. Kent ,
M. Harbord  and
E. P. Hicks
C. M. Duncalf*
Affiliation:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia
J. N. G. Kent
Affiliation:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia
M. Harbord
Affiliation:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia
E. P. Hicks
Affiliation:
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville Road, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia
*
Correspondence
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Abstract

A case of a 21-year-old woman with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting with paranoid schizophreniform symptoms is presented. The relationship between viral encephalitis and psychiatric symptoms is briefly considered.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 155 , Issue 4 , October 1989 , pp. 557 - 559
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1989 

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