Two Cases Of Multiple Sclerosis Accompanying Psychiatric Symptoms

Abstract

Scientific bacground: It has been reported that; Multiple Sclerosis (MS) may be presented with many psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, depression, mania and psychosis. MS cases, presented with psychiatric symptoms were also reported. Cases: Two MS cases, diagnosed as psychotic and bipolar disorder respectively, were reported in this paper. Both of the cases were responded to the steroid treatment, and neurological and psychiatric examinations were found to be normal after one month. CONCLUSION: MS cases might be presented with psychiatric complaints and symptoms except neurological ones. We conclude that; psychiatric evaluation as well as the neurological evaluation is important in the MS cases presented with psychiatric symptoms

Keywords

• multiple sclerosis
• psychosis
• symptoms of relapses