When the Body Attacks the Mind.

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  • Author(s): VELASQUEZ-MANOFF, MOISES
  • Source:
    Atlantic Monthly. Jul/Aug2016, Vol. 318 Issue 1, p88-92. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Mental illness; Egger, Sasha; Neurodegeneration; Mikati, Mohamad A.; Autoimmune diseases; Encephalitis
    • Abstract:
      the article offers information on neurological dysfunction and mental illness in the youth. Topics include the case of 13-year-old Sasha Egger who displayed degenerating neurological capability which was similar to a case handled by neurologist Mohamad Mikati, and the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis for Egger's symptoms. Other topics include the biological cause of madness, and the retrospective study on autoimmune neurological conditions at the Mayo Clinic health care company.