Cerebral Calcifications as a Differential Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders
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چکیده
It is of vital importance to differentiate psychiatric symptoms secondary to organic causes from primary psychiatric disorders. Early diagnosis of the primary organic etiology is necessary for early intervention and for avoiding side effects of using long term psychotropic medications. This will be particularly helpful if the underlying cause is treatable and its treatment can lead to improvement in psychiatric symptoms. Organic psychiatric disorders are more likely if the patient is presenting with first episode of psychiatric symptoms, prominent cognitive symptoms or with clinical features that are not typical for functional psychiatric disorder. Several physical causes can contribute to the etiology of organic psychiatric disorders. Examples of such conditions include neurological conditions, infectious diseases, constipation, dehydration, pain and vascular causes. Organic psychiatric disorders can present with different pictures including:
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