Late Onset Bipolar Disorder due to a Lacunar State

Objective. To describe a patient with a new onset bipolar disorder (BD) type II, secondary to a lacunar state. Background. Poststroke BD is rare and mainly associated with lesion in the prefrontal-striatal-thalamic circuit. Materials and Methods. A 51-year-old woman came to our attention for a mood...

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Main Authors: Elena Antelmi, Margherita Fabbri, Lucia Cretella, Maria Guarino, Andrea Stracciari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/780742