title: [Mania in an elderly subject: II. -- the evolution of manic-depressive disease].
abstract: The occurrence of mania in the elderly is under-estimated. Mania may inaugurate a late-onset bipolar illness, extend a unipolar depressive disorder or rarely continue a early-onset bipolar illness. Early-onset bipolar illness frequently disappear after 60 years or is prolonged by reccurrent depression. Late-onset bipolar illness may be preceded by slight disturbances of mood. These modalities underline two of the various evolutions of bipolar illness. Only a prospective follow-up study could specify it.
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authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahé
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Féline
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged