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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) Presenting at the Age of 21 as a Schizophrenia-like State with Bizarre Dysmorphophobic Features

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

E. A. Salib
E. A. Salib*
Affiliation:
Winwick Hospital, Winwick, Warrington WA28RR
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Abstract

A case is described of a 21-year-old man who, after extensive investigations by the general physicians and neurologists, was transferred to a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of functional illness. The clinical picture at that stage simulated schizophrenia with prominent dysmorphophobic features. A diagnosis of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis was then made 9 months after the onset.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 5 , May 1988 , pp. 709 - 710
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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