Antibodies attacking the brain: Is it time for a paradigm shift in psychiatric practice and service models?

Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2013 Dec;47(12):1108-12. doi: 10.1177/0004867413510053. Epub 2013 Oct 29.

Authors

Ajoy Thachil¹, Ana Baptista, Niruj Agrawal

Affiliation

¹ 1Department of Liaison Psychiatry, St George's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 24168813
DOI: 10.1177/0004867413510053

No abstract available

Keywords: Antibodies; autoimmune; brain; neuropsychiatry; psychiatric services.

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / immunology*
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / diagnosis*
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / immunology
Brain / immunology*
Humans

Substances

Autoantibodies