Absence of cerebrospinal fluid antineuronal antibodies in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

The British Journal of Psychiatry

Fecha de publicación: 10 July 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.77

Autores: Tatiana Oviedo-Salcedo, Lot de Witte, Tania Kümpfel, René S. Kahn, Peter Falkai, Peter Eichhorn, Jurjen Luykx and Alkomiet Hasan.

Background: Antibody-mediated encephalitis has been discussed as one possible cause for isolated psychotic syndromes. Mostly based on serum samples, findings have been controversial. We present the results of a retrospective study of 124 clinically diagnosed psychotic patients without documented relevant neurological symptoms.