Rapid-Cycling Manic–Depressive Illness Following Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 159 (2) , 279-280
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.159.2.279
Abstract
The case of a young man who developed a remarkably regular and rapid cyclical affective illness following a subarachnoid haemorrhage is reported. A CT scan showed damage restricted to the brain-stem. The illness proved resistant to a variety of agents; carbamazepine and lithium combined proved effective.Keywords
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