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Mania and Cortical Lewy Body Dementia

✍ Scribed by ELEANOR MULLAN; COLM COONEY; ELIZABETH JONES

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 281 KB
Volume: 11
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199609)11:9<837::aid-gps390>3.0.co;2-l

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✦ Synopsis

A case of mania occurring after the onset of cortical Lewy body dementia is described in a lady with no family history or previous history of affective disorder. It is proposed that cortical Lewy body dementia should be considered as a cause of secondary mania. The difficulties of treating mania in this context are discussed.

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