Article: Autoimmune Diseases Masquerading as Psychiatric Disorders – A Paradigm Shift

Andy · Aug 10, 2018

The first description of an autoimmune disease affecting the brain was provided by William Osler in 1895 where he described the occurrence of psychosis in SLE. It hasn’t been until more recently that this hypothesis has gathered some momentum in neurology and psychiatry.

Missing an autoimmune disease masquerading as a psychiatric disorder can have devastating consequences and in some cases, be fatal. The stark reality of missing such immune manifestations affecting the brain is highlighted in this article .

The journalist Susannah Cahalan (see video below) brought this phenomenon to worldwide attention in her book “Brain on Fire” through her first hand experience of anti-NMDA encephalitis that was misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder until a physician suspected an organic cause by taking a careful history and carrying out a clock drawing test which led to further investigations which subsequently picked up the disorder.
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