Open AccessHuman immunodeficiency virus-associated mania and mild neurocognitive disorder
Author(s) -
Shang-Lun Lin,
ChiHung Lin,
Wei-Tsung Kao,
JenLin Chang,
DongSheng Tzeng
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
yīxué yánjiū zázhì/journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2542-4939
pISSN - 1011-4564
DOI - 10.4103/1011-4564.147269
Subject(s) - mania , neurocognitive , delirium , quetiapine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , medicine , bipolar disorder , topiramate , pediatrics , psychology , lithium (medication) , cognition , virology , epilepsy , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
In the present work, we report a case of Taiwanese male who developed flu-like seroconversion illness initially. Then early-onset human immunodeficiency virus-related mania was found 4 weeks later. In the case, sepsis-induced delirium complicated the treatment course. Quetiapine and topiramate were used for short-term stabilization and long-term treatment. Mild neurocognitive disorder, the hint of worse prognosis, was proved by intact psycho-cognitive evaluation