Chronic mania associated with left hippocampal atrophy. Issue 5 (8th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chakraborty, Nandini; Miramontes, Carmen
• Is Part Of: Progress in neurology and psychiatry. Volume 17:Issue 5(2013)
• Page Start: 12
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2013-10-08
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Periodicals; 616.805
• DOI: 10.1002/pnp.298
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-7543

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Abnormalities in the hippocampus have been implicated in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. Dr Chakraborty and Carmen Miramontes report an atypical presentation of bipolar disorder with chronic mania (lasting more than two years) in a patient with a history of head injury and evidence of left hippocampal atrophy on neuroimaging.</p> </abstract>