Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome in psychiatric settings: Context-dependent diagnostic bias and consultation-liaison psychiatry practice.

Key Points

• The aim is to highlight how diagnostic bias can delay recognition of RCVS in psychiatric patients.
• Illustration of a specific case involving RCVS in a psychiatric context.
• Emphasis on the need for neuroimaging with thunderclap headache.
• Collaboration between psychiatry and neurology for diagnosis.
• Contextual biases can lead to delayed diagnosis of RCVS.
• Immediate neuroimaging is critical for patients presenting with thunderclap headache.
• Consultation-liaison psychiatry plays a vital role in interspecialty collaboration.