Not exact matches
Only about a third
of people with such
symptoms do go on to develop
psychosis, however, and antipsychotic drugs can
cause nasty side effects, so these are rarely given as a preventative.
About 10 milligrams
of THC can potentially
cause toxic
psychosis — or THC - induced, psychotic - like
symptoms such as delusions — in about 40 percent
of people, he says.
Less than a decade ago, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis was first identified, a disease characterized by inflammation
of the brain that
causes acute psychiatric
symptoms including
psychosis.
Can Hashimoto's thyroiditis
cause psychiatric
symptoms of psychosis or bipolar type
symptoms?
Patients with psychotic
symptoms should undergo a thorough physical examination and detailed patient history to rule out organic
causes of the
psychosis (such as brain tumor).