Viviana Torres Ballesteros
Nueva Granada Military University, ColombiaPresentation Title:
Autoimmune encephalitis with psychiatric onset: What every clinician should know
Abstract
Autoimmune encephalitis (AE)
often begins with prominent psychiatric symptoms such as hallucinations,
agitation, catatonia, or acute psychosis, frequently preceding seizures or
focal neurological signs. These presentations can be mistaken for primary psychiatric
disorders, especially when antibody testing is negative or not readily
available. As a result, patients are commonly misdiagnosed, and immunotherapy
is delayed. This presentation aims to
emphasize the importance of recognizing acute psychiatric symptoms as potential
red flags for AE. To that end, we will review the current literature on the
neuropsychiatric manifestations of AE.
The session will be illustrated by four real-world cases previously
published by the author. Psychiatrists,
psychologists, and general physicians are often the first point of contact and
therefore play a critical role in recognizing the possibility of AE. Improving
awareness of these neuropsychiatric presentations can reduce diagnostic delays,
facilitate timely treatment, and strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration
between psychiatry and neurology.
Biography
Viviana
Torres Ballesteros is a Colombian neurologist specialized in Parkinson’s
disease and movement disorders. She earned her MD and neurology degree at
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, followed by a Master’s in Movement Disorders
at the University of Barcelona. She trained in deep brain stimulation at the
University of Miami and currently leads the Neurofunctional Group in the
Dominican Republic, where she directs DBS program. She has published
extensively and actively contributes to academic, clinical, and educational
initiatives in Latin America and abroad.
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