Late-onset Bipolar I Disorder

Bipolar I disorder is a chronic psychiatric illness in which patients alternate between symptoms of both mania and depression. Most cases are diagnosed when patients are 20 to 50 years old. We describe a patient presenting with symptoms of acute mania at an unusually late age for this condition. Aft...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Salem, Anthony, Shah, Nikita, Geraldi-Samara, Danielle, Elangovan, Natarajan, Krzyzak, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30410848
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3242
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Sumario:Bipolar I disorder is a chronic psychiatric illness in which patients alternate between symptoms of both mania and depression. Most cases are diagnosed when patients are 20 to 50 years old. We describe a patient presenting with symptoms of acute mania at an unusually late age for this condition. After a workup for an organic etiology, including imaging studies, this 71-year-old man was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. Since diagnosis, his condition has been managed with risperidone.

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