Understanding the tests that we order: screening for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in first episode psychosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-201
Author(s):  
Joel Singer ◽  
Perminder Sachdev ◽  
Adith Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Nmda Receptor Encephalitis ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Current Guidelines ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Test Probability

Objective: The current guidelines recommend screening all patients with first episode psychosis (FEP) for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. This paper explores the pitfalls of this strategy. Conclusion: Screening for anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in patients with FEP when the pre-test probability based on the clinical presentation is low creates a risk of false positive results. Testing based on clinical suspicion would be preferable.

Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Associated With an Ovarian Teratoma Presenting as First-episode Psychosis: A Case Report

2022 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
Pedro Câmara-Pestana ◽  
Andreia D. Magalhães ◽  
Tiago Mendes ◽  
Pedro Levy ◽  
Ricardo Coentre
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
Ovarian Teratoma ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Nmda Receptor Encephalitis ◽  
Episode Psychosis

P.071 Associations between genetic variants of NMDA receptor genes and first episode psychosis in a Brazilian sample

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. S68
Author(s):  
C. Loureiro ◽  
H.A. Fachim ◽  
F. Corsi-Zuelli ◽  
P.R. Menezes ◽  
C.F. Dalton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nmda Receptor ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
Episode Psychosis

Self esteem and self agency in first episode psychosis: Ethnic variation and relationship with clinical presentation

2015 ◽  
Vol 227 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 213-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Ciufolini ◽  
Craig Morgan ◽  
Kevin Morgan ◽  
Paul Fearon ◽  
Jane Boydell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Ethnic Variation ◽  
Episode Psychosis

Exposure to trauma and the clinical presentation of first-episode psychosis in South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Kenneth Burns ◽  
Khatija Jhazbhay ◽  
Tonya Esterhuizen ◽  
Robin Emsley
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Exposure To Trauma
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