Some Patients Suffering From Psychosis May Have An Autoimmune Disease Instead
Some patients who have been diagnosed with psychotic disorder , such as bipolar and even dementia praecox , may instead be suffering from a treatable autoimmune disease . The new studyhas search at patients with psychosis from across the UK and found that a handful may actually have a condition where antibodies attack the brain . Taking blood samples from228 peoplewhen they were first diagnosed with psychotic illnesses , the research worker from the University of Oxford found evidence that around 3 per centum of cases need a particular antibody that was lash out a sensory receptor in brain cells that aid the cells communicate with each other , known as NMDA ....