McLaughlin, Jonathan;
Young, Tim;
(2021)
Neurology in the psychiatric patient: how to think about differentials in altered mental status and diagnoses not to miss.
BJPsych Advances
, 28
(4)
pp. 226-238.
10.1192/bja.2021.67.
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Abstract
A wide variety of neurological conditions may present first to a psychiatrist and it is important to be aware of these in differential diagnosis. A careful history, examination and a broad differential diagnosis can help set up an appropriate management plan – with room to change if things change in unexpected ways. In this article we explore common ground shared by psychiatry and neurology and show how incorporation of neurological knowledge can improve the practice of psychiatry. Using four fictional case vignettes of altered mental status we explore important neurological differential diagnoses which could present to the Psychiatrist.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Neurology in the psychiatric patient: how to think about differentials in altered mental status and diagnoses not to miss |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1192/bja.2021.67 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.67 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Clinical neurology, neuropsychiatry, altered mental status, differential diagnosis, cognitive decline |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > IoN Central Administration UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158481 |
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