Open AccessBipolar disorder associated with tuberous sclerosis: Chance association or aetiological relationship?
Author(s) -
Chopra Vk,
Y Cintury,
Sinha Vk
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.31624
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , psychosis , anxiety , bipolar disorder , etiology , autism , depression (economics) , psychiatry , epilepsy , medicine , mood , mood disorders , mania , psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Tuberous sclerosis is a rare disorder. Mental retardation, epilepsy, autism and hyperactivity are commonly reported neuropsychiatric disorders associated with tuberous sclerosis. Rarely, other psychiatric disorders such as psychosis, depression and anxiety associated with this condition have been reported in the literature. A case of bipolar disorder associated with tuberous sclerosis with onset of the first manic episode at the age of 7 years is reported. The possibility of tuberous sclerosis as one of the causes of secondary mood disorder in very young children is also discussed.