A case report of anti-contact protein-related protein-2 antibody-associated encephalitis in an adolescent female with schizophrenia
10.3760/cma.j.cn113661-20210726-00231
- VernacularTitle:精神分裂症少年女性患抗接触蛋白相关蛋白-2抗体相关脑炎1例
- Author:
Yinzhu MA
1
;
Wenqing JIANG
;
Yan LI
;
Biao WANG
;
Meiti WANG
;
Qing KANG
;
Yasong DU
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学附属精神卫生中心儿少科，上海201100
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Encephalitis;
Schizophrenia;
CASPR2 antibody;
Adolescent
- From:
Chinese Journal of Psychiatry
2022;55(3):238-240
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Anti-contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) antibody encephalitis often presents with a mental disorder as the first symptom, which is more common in middle-aged and older men. However, adolescent females suffer from CASPR2 antibody-related encephalitis, while schizophrenia is rarely reported. This article reports a case of CASPR2 antibody-related encephalitis, ovarian cyst, and schizophrenia in a young female. Due to the complexity of clinical symptoms, the particularity of the course of the disease, and the richness of the diagnosis and treatment process, through the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease, The process description of the case is expected to increase doctors′ experience in diagnosis and treatment of such comorbidities, and to increase the attention to adolescents suffering from CASPR2 antibody-related encephalitis.
