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Mania and Cortical Lewy Body Dementia
Author(s) -
MULLAN ELEANOR,
COONEY COLM,
JONES ELIZABETH
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199609)11:9<837::aid-gps390>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - mania , dementia , lewy body , context (archaeology) , dementia with lewy bodies , psychology , lewy body disease , family history , psychiatry , medicine , neuroscience , bipolar disorder , pathology , disease , cognition , history , archaeology
A case of mania occurring after the onset of cortical Lewy body dementia is described in a lady with no family history or previous history of affective disorder. It is proposed that cortical Lewy body dementia should be considered as a cause of secondary mania. The difficulties of treating mania in this context are discussed.