Malignant catatonia due to anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis in a 17-year-old girl: case report.

Anti-NMDA-Receptor encephalitis is a severe form of encephalitis that was recently identified in the context of acute neuropsychiatric presentation. Here, we describe the case of a 17-year-old girl referred for an acute mania with psychotic features and a clinical picture deteriorated to a catatonic state. Positive diagnosis of anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis suggested specific treatment.

High antibody and cellular responses induced to HIV-1 clade C envelope following DNA vaccines delivered by electroporation.

Background: Clade C is the predominant HIV-1 strain infecting people in sub-Saharan Africa, India, and China and there is a critical need for a vaccine targeted to these areas. In this study we tested a DNA based vaccine that encodes the SIVgag, SIVpol and HIV-1 envelope clade C.

Methods: Rhesus macaques were immunized by electroporation with the DNA plasmid encoding optimized SIVgag, SIVpol and an HIV-1 env clade C with or without the adjuvant RANTES.

[Salpêtrière erythrophobia questionnaire validation].

Objective: To study the main psychometric characteristics of the Salpêtrière Erythrophobia Questionnaire (SEQ) in a clinical and non-clinical sample.

Method: Patients with social phobia (SP) (n = 212), patients with other anxiety disorders (n = 146), and participants from the general population (n = 171) were distributed in the 3 study groups. They completed the SEQ as well as several anxiety and depression scales.

[Pseudo-dementia conversion and post-traumatic stress disorder].

Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often associated with other psychiatric syndromes. However, studies exploring conversion and PTSD comorbidity are scarce.

Case-report: This paper reports the case of a 45 year-old patient without medical or psychiatric history.

The role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in planning radiotherapy target volumes for oesophageal cancer.

Computed tomography (CT) scanning is the main imaging modality utilised for planning radical oesophageal radiotherapy. Endoscopic ultrasound allows accurate localisation and local staging of oesophageal tumours. A method of incorporating this information into the CT planning process is described.