Altered Mental Status in a Psychiatric Patient: A Case of Anti-NMDA Encephalitis Case Presentation: 29-year-old female with a history of Bipolar I Disorder, in remission off medication, presented to the Psychiatric Emergency Department with hyperactivity, insomnia, impulsive purchasing and audiovisual hallucinations for two weeks. The patient was admitted to psychiatry for treatment of mania with [...]

Case Presentation: Mr. L, a 37-year-old Native American man with alcohol abuse disorder presented to the emergency room with sub-acute development over two days of ataxia, bilateral lower extremity paralysis and loss of sensation below the nipple line. Five days prior, the patient began to feel lethargic and confused. His symptoms progressed to include significant [...]

Case Presentation: A 26 year old female with no past medicalor psychiatric history presented to our hospital by her friends after they reported complaining that she had been behaving impulsive and manic during the preceding week. As described by friends and family, patient had recently traveled from Arkansas to Chicago to visit her family. However [...]

Case Presentation: A 35 year-old female with a past medical history significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovarian syndrome and migraine headache presented with alteration of mental status for 2 weeks. Patient endorsed progressive, generalized fatigue with intermittent episodes of confusion, behavioral disturbance, hypersomnia and short-term memory loss. Vital signs on admission were significant [...]

Case Presentation: A 36-year-old female with no clear past medical history other than possible mood disorder presented after three days of decreased level of consciousness. Associated symptoms included body aches, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and headaches. The patient had been suffering from flu-like symptoms two weeks prior to presentation and was treated with antibiotics. The [...]