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Post‐stroke mania: a rare but treatable presentation
Author(s) -
Routh Rajdeep,
Hill Andrew
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.318
Subject(s) - mania , olanzapine , presentation (obstetrics) , stroke (engine) , medicine , psychiatry , pediatrics , psychology , bipolar disorder , surgery , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , lithium (medication) , mechanical engineering , engineering
Mania occurring for the first time in later life is uncommon; however, it can rarely occur as a consequence of stroke. Here, the authors present the case of an elderly man who developed secondary mania shortly following a haemorrhagic stroke, and who responded well to treatment with olanzapine. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons
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