A Case of Bipolar Affective Disorder and Aspiration Pneumonia. (15th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gerada, Alessandro; Dell'Erba, Gaetano
• Other Names: De Leo D. Academic Editor.; Saiz-Ruiz J. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in psychiatry. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-07-15
• Subjects: Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Mental Disorders; Psychiatry; Psychiatry; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/360348
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-682X

Abstract

Abstract : Adults with mental illness are at a higher risk of aspiration pneumonia than the general population. We describe the case of a patient with bipolar affective disorder and two separate episodes of aspiration pneumonia associated with acute mania. We propose that he had multiple predisposing factors, including hyperverbosity, sedative medications, polydipsia (psychogenic and secondary to a comorbidity of diabetes insipidus), and neuroleptic side effects.