Acyclovir in Bipolar Disorder: A Mismatched Combination?

Acyclovir, a commonly used antiviral drug can rarely result in neuropsychiatric complications especially in elderly. We for the first time report acyclovir associated hypomania in an elderly woman. Our report suggests that acyclovir is a risk factor for mood episode in vulnerable individual and one...

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Autores principales: Jayaram, Naveen, Rao, Naren P., Venkatasubramanian, Ganesan, Sanmuganathan, S., Behere, Rishikesh V., Varambally, Shivaram, Gangadhar, Bangalore N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3271504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22345854
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.92054
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Sumario:Acyclovir, a commonly used antiviral drug can rarely result in neuropsychiatric complications especially in elderly. We for the first time report acyclovir associated hypomania in an elderly woman. Our report suggests that acyclovir is a risk factor for mood episode in vulnerable individual and one need to be cautious while using antiviral agents in patients with psychiatric disorders.

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