Psychiatric disorders in multiple sclerosis patients.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease showing variable clinical presentation. Optic neuritis is the most common symptom, followed by motor and sensitive manifestations. It is known that this disease may be related to several psychiatric disorders, especially depression. In this study we will discribe 5 cases of MS patients harboring psychiatric disorder related or unchained by the disease itself.
Fazzito
Mirella Martins
MM
Centro de Atendimento e Tratamento da Esclerose Múltipla, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. mifazzito@yahoo.com.br
Jordy
Sérgio Semeraro
SS
Tilbery
Charles Peter
CP
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents