Common causes of acute onset psychosis in children.
| Condition | Causes |
|---|---|
| Metabolic disease | Hypoglycemia |
| Electrolytes disturbances | |
| Hepatic failure | |
| Uremia | |
| Inborn error of metabolism | |
| Wilson disease | |
| CNS abnormality | CNS infections (meningitis, encephalitis) |
| Stroke | |
| Tumor | |
| Temporal lobe epilepsy | |
| Hypoxia | |
| Head traumatism | |
| Intoxications | Drugs |
| Carbon monoxide | |
| Immune-mediated conditions | Post-streptococcal infection (PANDAS) |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | |
| Hashimoto encephalopathy | |
| Auto-antibodies encephalitis | |
| Antiphospholipid syndrome |
PANDAS - Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections, CNS - central nervous system