Case study: bipolar disorder after head injury.
A case of bipolar disorder subsequent to a mild head injury in a 15-year-old girl is reported. Review of the literature indicates that this is an extremely rare outcome. Lack of adequate follow-up studies makes it difficult to accurately predict type and severity of psychiatric outcome. Assessment and management involves ongoing consideration of both organic and psychosocial factors even after initial negative investigations.
Sayal
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Bethlem Hospital, London, England. k.sayal@iop.kcl.ac.uk
Ford
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Pipe
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D000293:Adolescent; D000648:Amnesia, Retrograde / Q000209:etiology; D015875:Anisocoria / Q000209:etiology; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D020202:Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000209:etiology