By Michelle Castillo /
CBS News/ February 8, 2013, 5:53 PM
Newly diagnosed brain disease may be misdiagnosed as psychological disorder
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Dr. Souhel Najjar, an associate professor of neurology at NYU medical center and an expert on anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, told The Guardian that thousands of people have been diagnosed with the unusual disease. However, because it is relatively new and presents itself like other illnesses, he thinks that about 90 percent of those who were suffering from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in 2009 went undiagnosed. Because of conditions like this that we are just learning about, Najjar believes that many forms of psychological disorders -- such as types of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD and depression -- may be due to brain inflammation...
