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Bipolar disorder against a background of a rare vascular dementia
Author(s) -
Bangash Ayesha,
Saad Karim
Publication year - 2016
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.426
Subject(s) - cadasil , leukoencephalopathy , dementia , vascular dementia , medicine , semantic dementia , pathology , pediatrics , psychiatry , frontotemporal dementia , disease
Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a rare cause of vascular dementia which is underdiagnosed and whose prevalence is currently undetermined. Here, Drs Bangash and Saad describe a highly uncommon case of manic symptoms in CADASIL and the diagnostic criteria and clinical management for this condition.