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Late‐onset recurrent mania as a manifestation of Wallenberg syndrome: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Das Piyush,
Chopra Amit,
Rai Abhishek,
Kuppuswamy Preetha Sharone
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bipolar disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1399-5618
pISSN - 1398-5647
DOI - 10.1111/bdi.12318
Subject(s) - mania , cerebellar hemisphere , cerebellum , stroke (engine) , psychology , mood , posterior inferior cerebellar artery , infarction , medicine , bipolar disorder , psychiatry , neuroscience , radiology , aneurysm , mechanical engineering , myocardial infarction , engineering
Objective The aim of the present case report was to describe the late onset of recurrent mania in a patient after ischemic injury to the cerebellum and dorsolateral medulla. Methods We studied an 86‐year‐old male with no prior psychiatric history who developed recurrent episodes of mania following a brain stroke. Additionally, he had neurological symptom constellation typical of Wallenberg syndrome. Results Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed infarction in the inferomedial right cerebellar hemisphere and the right dorsolateral medulla in the right posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) distribution. He was successfully managed with a combination of antipsychotic and mood‐stabilizer medications. Conclusions Post‐stroke mania may be one of the rare manifestations of Wallenberg syndrome. This case adds to the emerging literature on cerebellar involvement in mood regulation and pathology of mania.