Bipolar Disorder after Stroke in an Elderly Patient
Joint Authors
Lopes, Rui
Melo, Raquel Calvão de
Alves, José Carlos
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The onset of bipolar disorder (BD) secondary to a stroke event is a rare clinical entity.
Although it may be related to specific regions of the brain, several other factors have been linked to its expression such as subcortical atrophy or chronic vascular burden.
While precise locations and cerebral circuits involved in the bipolarity expression after stroke still need to be determined, their investigation represents an opportunity to study brain function and BD etiopathogenesis.
We present a BD secondary to multiple subcortical biparietal lacunar infarctions, a lacunar infarction in left putamen and an ischemic lesion at the cerebral trunk evolving the right median portion, in a 65-year-old male patient who experienced manic, hypomanic, and depressive episodes, after 6, 10, and 16 months, respectively, of the cerebrovascular events.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Melo, Raquel Calvão de& Lopes, Rui& Alves, José Carlos. 2014. Bipolar Disorder after Stroke in an Elderly Patient. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Melo, Raquel Calvão de…[et al.]. Bipolar Disorder after Stroke in an Elderly Patient. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Melo, Raquel Calvão de& Lopes, Rui& Alves, José Carlos. Bipolar Disorder after Stroke in an Elderly Patient. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495096
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495096