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Why this topic matters Autoimmune psychosis (AP) is conceptualized as a psychosis-dominant form of autoimmune encephalitis (AE). In contrast to ‘typical’ AE, in which seizures, impaired consciousness and focal deficits rapidly declare a neurological syndrome, patients with AP can initially present to psychiatric services with apparently isolated psychotic or mood symptoms. Overt neurological signs may […]

Social amoebae for epilepsy research

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Published Online: Aug 22nd 2014

Professor Robin Williams at Royal Holloway University of London, has developed a new approach using the social amoeba Dictyostelim as an alternative to rats and mice since they share some neural characteristics with humans.

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