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Abstract

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 2023 Jul-Sep; 14(3): 541-3.
doi  10.25259/JNRP_20_2023
PMID 37692826

Rabies infection recognized as a psychosis: A misleading psychiatric presentation.

Ferdaouss, Qassimi Boujraf, Sad Ismail, Chiboub Rim, El Amrani Amine, Bout Chadya, Aarab Rachid, Aalouane

Abstract


Rabies is a viral infection with a high mortality rate. Typical symptoms of rabies include hydrophobia, aerophobia, pharyngeal muscle spasms, and progressive paralysis. Psychiatric symptoms induced by rabies are not common. We report the case of a 26-year-old man in whom a quite typical clinical presentation of a brief psychotic disorder revealed rabies encephalitis.

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