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- Title
Late-onset bipolar disorder due to hyperthyroidism.
- Authors
Nath, Jisu; Sagar, Rajesh
- Abstract
Objective: Bipolar disorder starts typically in early age and late-onset cases are rare. Late-onset cases are more likely to have comorbid medical illnesses responsible for them. This case report highlights late-onset bipolar disorder due to hyperthyroidism. Method: A 65-year-old patient of bipolar disorder has been described. Result: Physical examination and laboratory investigations detected presence of hyperthyroidism and the patient was treated with antithyroid and anxiolytics. Conclusion: A thorough examination and investigation are required in late-onset cases of bipolar disorder to rule out secondary causes. Definitive antimanic agents or mood stabilizers may not be required in such cases.
- Subjects
AFFECTIVE disorders; BIPOLAR disorder; HYPERTHYROIDISM
- Publication
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2001, Vol 104, Issue 1, p72
- ISSN
0001-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00303.x