Hey! Welcome to my next series on ENCEPHALITIS, or infectious causes of encephalopathies, or medical problems that cause altered mentation and behavior. It's such an important topic in psychiatry because it is a potential medical cause of psychiatric illness. I've seen encephalitis patients misdiagnosed and put on the inpatient psychiatric unit, and that delay of care can be disastrous for their brain's chances of recovery. In this series, we welcome Australia's Philip Britton, MD, a world-renowned expert on childhood encephalitis, then we welcome our first patient guest, Alex, to talk about his personal experience with contracting encephalitis, and lastly, my old friend and colleague, Jaime Shoup, MD, returns to give his take on encephalitis. You can watch this entire series on my YouTube channel which includes video; search 'Renegade Psych' on YouTube to find the page. All future episodes will be live video recordings, but we'll still produce an audio-only version as well, so view on YouTube, listen on other platforms, or don't do either, Life is full of choices!

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