title: Coexisting bipolar disorder and cognitive impairment - case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of our study was to show how the cognitive impairment caused by bipolar disorder influenced on the patient's life quality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our case report shows that there exists the dependence between the deterioration of the cognitive impairment caused by the bipolar disorder and increasing level of the patient's quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The result of our investigation is consistent with a number of other studies connected with cognitive functioning in patient with bipolar disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. anna.sobieraj704@gmail.com
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sobieraj
authors.forename: Leontyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wylezek
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krysta
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agius
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003142:Communication; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy