[HTML][HTML] Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis masquerading as schizophrenia: an example of diagnostic overshadowing in neuropsychiatry
The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 2022•psychiatrist.com
Diagnostic overshadowing is the process by which physical symptoms in individuals with
mental illness are misattributed to their mental illness. 1 We present the case of a young
man who suffered from an illness for 3 years, which was characterized by psychotic
symptoms, severe cognitive decline, and myoclonic jerks that were misattributed to mental
illness and later diagnosed as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
mental illness are misattributed to their mental illness. 1 We present the case of a young
man who suffered from an illness for 3 years, which was characterized by psychotic
symptoms, severe cognitive decline, and myoclonic jerks that were misattributed to mental
illness and later diagnosed as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
Diagnostic overshadowing is the process by which physical symptoms in individuals with mental illness are misattributed to their mental illness. 1 We present the case of a young man who suffered from an illness for 3 years, which was characterized by psychotic symptoms, severe cognitive decline, and myoclonic jerks that were misattributed to mental illness and later diagnosed as subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
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