Psychiatric presentations of non-HIV infectious diseases. Neurocysticercosis, Lyme disease, and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection

Robert K Schneider; Michael J Robinson; James L Levenson

doi:10.1016/s0193-953x(03)00049-2

Psychiatric presentations of non-HIV infectious diseases. Neurocysticercosis, Lyme disease, and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2002 Mar;25(1):1-16. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(03)00049-2.

Authors

Robert K Schneider¹, Michael J Robinson, James L Levenson

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA. rkschnei@hsc.vcu.edu

PMID: 11912935
DOI: 10.1016/s0193-953x(03)00049-2

Abstract

Infectious diseases can cause an array of symptoms, including psychiatric symptoms. Psychiatrists serving the medically ill need to be aware not only of classic infectious diseases (e.g., neurosyphilis and HIV), but also of less commonly discussed infectious diseases (e.g., NCC, PANDAS, and Lyme disease). These examples represent an internationally endemic disease (e.g., NCC), a probable immunogenetic disease (e.g., PANDAS), and a frequently overdiagnosed and overtreated disease (Lyme disease).

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain / pathology
Child
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS / diagnosis
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS / psychology*
Diagnostic Imaging
Humans
Lyme Neuroborreliosis / diagnosis
Lyme Neuroborreliosis / psychology*
Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology*
Neurocysticercosis / diagnosis
Neurocysticercosis / psychology*
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / psychology*