title: Polycythaemia, delirium and mania.
abstract: The case is described of a 65-year-old woman who initially presented with delirium caused by polycythaemia rubra vera. Following venesection she was discharged home recovered, but presented again shortly after with an episode of mania associated with relapse of her polycythaemia.
authors.affiliation: Towers Hospital, Leicester.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindesay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001815:Bloodletting; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence