Case Report

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Pseudocyesis in a Transgender Woman
Case Report

April 13, 2023

This case presents a unique situation in which it can be challenging for the clinician to treat a delusion that is intrinsic to the patient’s gender identity but not...
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Psychosis and Catatonia Associated With West Nile Virus
Case Report

April 11, 2023

This is a unique case of West Nile virus–associated psychosis complicated by catatonia in a 60-year-old man.
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Crowned Dens Syndrome Masked as Meningitis
Case Report

April 11, 2023

This is a case of crowned dens syndrome that presented with acute neck pain in the ED and was initially suspected to be meningitis.
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Olanzapine and Weight Loss in Early-Onset Schizophrenia
Case Report

April 6, 2023

This is the case of a 15-year-old patient with early-onset schizophrenia maintained on olanzapine who experienced significant weight loss.
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Dissociative Amnesia With Fugue in a Middle-Aged Man
Case Report

April 6, 2023

A middle-aged Hispanic man, who had experienced multiple psychosocial stressors, presented with dissociative fugue symptoms.
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Late-Onset OCD With Religious Obsessions
Case Report

March 30, 2023

This is a case of late-onset OCD in a male patient with no family history of OCD and no structural abnormalities of the brain, who experienced recurrent religious obsessions.
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Resistant Depression in Polycythemia Vera Treated With ECT
Case Report

March 28, 2023

Patients with polycythemia vera have an increased risk of developing depressive disorders, which may respond to ECT.
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Quetiapine-Induced Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Case Report

March 23, 2023

Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of neuroleptic syndrome developing, even with a widely used second-generation antipsychotic like quetiapine.
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Social Anxiety Disorder in Huntington´s Disease
Case Report

March 21, 2023

A patient with no previous psychiatric disorder developed social anxiety after subtle motor manifestations of Huntington´s disease.
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Buspirone for Comorbid Anxiety in Autism
Case Report

March 16, 2023

Buspirone is a useful alternative to mitigate highly comorbid anxiety symptoms in autism spectrum disorder.
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Malignant Catatonia in Opioid and Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
Case Report

March 16, 2023

Malignant catatonia can occur during simultaneous benzodiazepine and opioid withdrawal.
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Dengue-Associated Hair Loss Causing BDD
Case Report

March 9, 2023

A 21-year-old woman developed hair loss after dengue infection and was subsequently diagnosed with BDD.
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Palinacousis or Auditory Perseverations After COVID Vaccination
Case Report

March 7, 2023

A 74-year-old man complained of mental repetition, including echoing of the last word of anything said, heard, or thought, after receiving a second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
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Sleep State Misperception in Frontotemporal Dementia
Case Report

March 7, 2023

Clinicians should evaluate for paradoxical insomnia using an objective measure of sleep like actigraphy in patients with frontotemporal dementia, especially when the history is unreliable.
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Diogenes Syndrome Secondary to Huntington’s Disease
Case Report

March 2, 2023

Psychiatric symptoms are highly prevalent in neurologic conditions and are a major source of disability and diminished quality of life.
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Thymoma and Anti-GAD65 Antibody Positivity in Schizophrenia
Case Report

February 16, 2023

This case describes the importance of assessing autoimmunity in patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms, especially if sensitive to developing side effects to psychotropic medications.
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Drug-Drug Interaction Involving Clozapine
Case Report

February 9, 2023

Patients should be warned of potential cardiovascular adverse effects of clozapine, especially when given alongside other medications.
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Psychotic Symptoms and Decision-Making Capacity in Schizophrenia
Case Report

February 7, 2023

Clinicians are less likely to assess a patient as lacking capacity at baseline; however, in a case in which the consequences of the decision are life versus death, all...
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Reversal of Symptoms of Catatonic Coma With Lorazepam
Case Report

February 2, 2023

In this case of catatonic coma, which precipitated a palliative care consult, full-dose lorazepam challenge changed the clinical course.
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Central Nervous System Lymphoma Presenting as Psychogenic Vomiting
Case Report

February 2, 2023

This is a case of central nervous system lymphoma presenting as psychogenic vomiting in a young woman.
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Safety and Tolerability of Concomitant Intranasal Esketamine and MAOI Treatment
Case Report

February 1, 2023

Three cases suggest that concomitant use of intranasal esketamine with an irreversible, nonselective MAOI is safe in some patients.
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Management of Neuropsychiatric Disturbances in Huntington’s Disease
Case Report

January 26, 2023

Huntington’s disease can cause severe neuropsychiatric symptoms that worsen as the disease progresses. Proper assessment and understanding of such patients are critical in providing optimal treatment and determining the...
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Acute Psychosis Precipitated by Lacosamide
Case Report

January 26, 2023

A patient with chronic epilepsy was started on lacosamide and developed paranoid delusions and hallucinations with no other conflicting symptoms.
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High Levels of Prolactin With Amisulpride
Case Report

January 12, 2023

This case illustrates that very high prolactin levels—to a range usually seen in patients with pituitary prolactinomas—can occur secondary to amisulpride.
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