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Neurocysticercosis presenting as schizophrenia: a case report
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026296
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
Indian J Psychiatry. 1994 Oct;36(4):187-9.
Neurocysticercosis presenting as schizophrenia: a case report.
Bhatia B1, Mishra S, Srivastava AS. 1 B. Bhatia, MD, DM(Neuro) Senior Resident.
Abstract
Psychiatric manifestations of neurocysticercosis presenting mainly as organic psychosis are well documented. A patient with neurocysticercosis who presented with a schizophrenia like functional psychiatric illness is hereby reported.
KEYWORDS:
albendazole; haloperidol; neurocysticercosis; schizophrenia; seizure; symptomatic psychosis
PMID:
21743700