Lack of cardinal symptoms of meningitis in a hospitalized patient with chronic schizophrenia:Lessons to be learned

There are prior reports describing a diagnostic delay in medical emergencies in patients with schizophrenia. To our knowledge, this is the first case report demonstrating the risk of diagnostic delay of acute meningitis due to reduced pain perception as well as other factors related to schizophrenia and its treatment.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - August 3, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ryuhei So, Tomoya Hirota, Yuki Yamamoto, Akitoyo Hishimoto, Christoph U. Correll Source Type: research