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Aripiprazole for acute mania in an elderly person

New-onset bipolar disorder is rare in the elderly. Symptom profile is similar to that in young adults but the elderly are more likely to have neurological co-morbidities. There are no case reports of elderly mania being treated with aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic. A 78-year-old gentleman pr...

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Autores principales: Bharadwaj, Balaji, Kattimani, Shivanand, Mukherjee, Anuriddha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23271873
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.102532