A commentary revisiting the viral hypothesis of schizophrenia: Onset of a schizophreniform disorder subsequent to SARS CoV-2 infection

A patient whose clinical presentation met criteria for schizophreniform disorder was ultimately found to have neurosarcoidosis, and the psychiatric symptoms responded to steroid treatment. The ongoing search for organic etiology was prompted by the presence of cognitive decline, perseveration and rare bizarre automatisms. This is virtually the first reported association between schizophreniform disorder and sarcoidosis. We reviewed the literature on neurologic involvement and psychiatric manifestations in sarcoidosis as well as the concurrence between organicity and schizophrenic psychosis. The importance of attending to all elements of the mental status examination in a patient with complex atypical findings is underscored.

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White matter alterations associated with suicide in patients with schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder

Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging ◽

10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.01.011 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 248 ◽

pp. 23-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Sung-Jae Lee ◽

Borah Kim ◽

Daeyoung Oh ◽

Min-Kyoung Kim ◽

Keun-Hyang Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

White Matter ◽

Schizophreniform Disorder

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A study of DSM-III schizophreniform disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1176/ajp.139.10.1281 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 139 (10) ◽

pp. 1281-1285 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Keyword(s):

Schizophreniform Disorder

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Neuropsychological performance at the age of 13 years and adult schizophreniform disorder

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.bp.105.020552 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 189 (5) ◽

pp. 463-464 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Mary Cannon ◽

Terrie E. Moffitt ◽

Avshalom Caspi ◽

Robin M. Murray ◽

Honalee Harrington ◽

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Keyword(s):

Anxiety Disorder ◽

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Neuropsychological Functioning ◽

Manic Episode ◽

Neuropsychological Performance ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Schizophreniform Disorder ◽

Motor Impairments ◽

Neuropsychological Impairments

SummaryWe examined neuropsychological functioning at age 13 years in adolescents who later developed schizophreniform disorder, compared with healthy controls and with adolescents diagnosed as having had a manic episode or depression or anxiety disorder. Participants were from an unselected birth cohort. Attentional, executive and motor impairments at age 13 were found in those who later fulfilled diagnostic criteria for schizophreniform disorder, suggesting that these impairments may be the earliest emerging neuropsychological impairments in schizophrenia-related disorders.

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