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Bipolar disorder associated with tuberous sclerosis: Chance association or aetiological relationship?

Tuberous sclerosis is a rare disorder. Mental retardation, epilepsy, autism and hyperactivity are commonly reported neuropsychiatric disorders associated with tuberous sclerosis. Rarely, other psychiatric disorders such as psychosis, depression and anxiety associated with this condition have been re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chopra, V.K., Cintury, Y., Sinha, V.K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2913649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20703420
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.31624
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Sumario:Tuberous sclerosis is a rare disorder. Mental retardation, epilepsy, autism and hyperactivity are commonly reported neuropsychiatric disorders associated with tuberous sclerosis. Rarely, other psychiatric disorders such as psychosis, depression and anxiety associated with this condition have been reported in the literature. A case of bipolar disorder associated with tuberous sclerosis with onset of the first manic episode at the age of 7 years is reported. The possibility of tuberous sclerosis as one of the causes of secondary mood disorder in very young children is also discussed.