[Neuropsychiatric aspects of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis].

Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor encephalitis is a potentially lethal clinical entity that belongs to the group of antibody-mediated encephalitis against synaptic proteins. It shows IgG antibodies against the NR1 subunit of the NMDA receptor (NMDA-R), which have been associated with psychiatric and neurological symptoms that develop in stages in the course of the disease. The predominance of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the early stages of the disease results in an increased number of patients that search for psychiatric evaluation as their first contact with the health system.

Rostral Middle Frontal Volumetric Differences in Bipolar Offspring versus Community Controls Offspring.

Neuroanatomical findings in the anterior limbic network in bipolar disorder (BD) adults have not been replicated in other populations such as bipolar offspring (BO). The aim of this study was to compare some brain areas volumes between BO with and without a lifetime affective disorder (AD) to a group of community control offspring (CCO). Methods: A descriptive observational cross-sectional study was carried out, with multiple comparison groups.

[Lifetime Psychiatric Disorders: a Comparision Study Between Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder Type-I Versus the Offspring of Community Controls Parents].

Introduction: Literature reports show that Bipolar Offspring (BO) present with a wide range of psychiatric disorders. Comparison between BO and Control Parent Offspring (CPO) may help to identify which psychopathological findings are specific to this high-risk group.

Objective: To compare the psychopathological characteristics between a group of BO type-I and a group of CPO, by identifying the presence of psychiatric disorders according the DSM-IV-TR.