Mania in Alzheimer's disease.
A chart review of 134 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) showed a 2.2% prevalence of mania, lower than previously cited. Of 3 patients with mania, 2 had a history of mania before the onset of AD. Prevalence rates and the role of Alzheimer's disease in the development of mania are discussed.
Lyketsos
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Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Corazzini
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Steele
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D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies