title: Acyclovir in bipolar disorder: a mismatched combination?
abstract: Acyclovir, a commonly used antiviral drug can rarely result in neuropsychiatric complications especially in elderly. We for the first time report acyclovir associated hypomania in an elderly woman. Our report suggests that acyclovir is a risk factor for mood episode in vulnerable individual and one need to be cautious while using antiviral agents in patients with psychiatric disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: Naren P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Ganesan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Venkatasubramanian
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanmuganathan
authors.forename: Rishikesh V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Behere
authors.forename: Shivaram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varambally
authors.forename: Bangalore N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Gangadhar