Abstract
Over a 6-year period, 2,783 subjects, consecutively referred from the inpatient unit of a private psychiatric hospital, were evaluated with brain MRI. Twenty-three patients (0.83%) had brain white matter hyperintensities (WMH) that were highly suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS). The subjects with WMH consistent with MS were most commonly diagnosed with affective illness. They had a significantly longer length of hospital stay during the index admission, a greater number of past psychiatric admissions, a greater prevalence of brain atrophy, and a history of more frequent neurological symptoms and signs than those without these findings.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 54-59 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1996 |