PSYCH 040: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Other Infectious Diseases (Non-HIV)
Infectious diseases can profoundly affect the brain, often in ways that blur the boundary between neurology and psychiatry. This chapter explores how non-HIV infections - bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic - can lead to a wide spectrum of neuropsychiatric presentations.
In this episode, we examine how pathogens may directly invade the central nervous system or trigger indirect effects through inflammation, immune response, or systemic illness. Conditions such as encephalitis, meningitis, and post-infectious syndromes can disrupt cognition, mood, behaviour, and consciousness.
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