title: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as schizophreniform psychosis.
abstract: A case of 21-year-old woman with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting with paranoid schizophreniform symptoms is presented. The relationship between viral encephalitis and psychiatric symptoms is briefly considered.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Duncalf
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harbord
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003693:Delirium / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000523:psychology*; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed