Neuroinfections and psychiatry
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https://doi.org/10.25118/2763-9037.2012.v2.890Keywords:
neuroinfections, Nipah virus, Bornavirus, mental and behavioral disorders, mental disordersAbstract
Major psychiatric disorders do not have a defined cause, given the peculiar complexity of the formation of mental symptoms and their sensitivity to minimal impacts on the flow of neurotransmitters in neural pathways. In this paper, we discuss neuroinfections in their general, neuropathological context, and, in particular, as a possible origin of mental illness as a primary cause. In this particular case, we present epidemiological evidence that suggests an infectious model of affective disorder, implicating the Nipah and Borna viruses as one of the probable causes of mental illness.
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