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- Autoimmune psychosis (AP) is a rare condition in children characterized by psychotic symptoms linked to autoantibody issues, often underrecognized in adolescents.
- A case study of a 13-year-old boy illustrates how he developed psychosis following a respiratory infection and was diagnosed with probable GAD-associated AP, which fully resolved with treatment.
- It highlights the need for better collaboration among medical professionals to diagnose and manage atypical psychotic symptoms in young patients.*
Article Abstract
Autoimmune psychosis (AP), defined as an isolated schizophreniform psychosis with no or only minimal neurological abnormalities stemming from autoantibody-associated cerebral processes, is a very rare and potentially underdiagnosed disorder in children and adolescents. This article reports the case of a 13-year-old boy who became acutely ill with a psychotic disorder following a respiratory infection. We describe the diagnosis and course of treatment in detail. Following an extensive interdisciplinary workup, a probable glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)-associated AP was diagnosed that ultimately remitted completely with treatment. Autoimmune psychoses remain a relatively uncharted territory for the specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry. Good interdisciplinary cooperation is essential for patients with somewhat atypical psychotic symptoms, both in terms of diagnosis and treatment.
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