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Psychotic Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Fiks, Gerardo; Duarte, Juan Manuel; Lisi, Gisela Roxana; Garro, Marcelo; Appiani, Francisco.
  • Fiks G; Mental Health Service, Hospital Miguel Capredoni Bolívar.
  • Duarte JM; Neuropsychopharmacology Division, Psychiatry and Mental Health Department, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Lisi GR; Neuropsychopharmacology Division, Psychiatry and Mental Health Department, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Garro M; Neuropsychopharmacology Division, Psychiatry and Mental Health Department, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Appiani F; Neuropsychopharmacology Division, Psychiatry and Mental Health Department, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
J Nerv Ment Dis ; 210(9): 724-726, 2022 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2259154
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ABSTRACT This case series reports three middle-aged male patients with no prior history of psychiatric disorders who developed psychotic symptoms with manic characteristics after COVID-19 infection. They presented mystic and paranoid delusions associated with euphoria, logorrheic, insomnia, and bizarre behaviors. Two of them required psychiatric hospitalization and one received corticosteroids. Treatment with antipsychotic medication improved their symptoms in a few weeks. This case series reports the new-onset psychosis probably due to COVID-19 infection. Pathogenetic speculation about the probable causes of COVID-19 psychosis, such as inflammatory reaction and corticosteroid use, was done. Moreover, other probable causes of manic psychosis, such as late-onset bipolar disorder, were also considered and ruled out. There is a need for more research to determine the causality between psychotic symptoms and COVID-19 infection.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychotic Disorders / Antipsychotic Agents / Bipolar Disorder / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychotic Disorders / Antipsychotic Agents / Bipolar Disorder / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis Year: 2022 Document Type: Article