title: Mania and pseudodementia.
abstract: A 73-year-old woman who was initially believed to be demented was later given the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, manic phase. Treatment with lithium carbonate resolved the mania and the apparent cognitive deficits.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016651:Lithium Carbonate
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium