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Hydrocephalus and bipolar affective disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Syed Naveed Asif Rizvi ,
Marie Whitty  and
Robert Daly
Syed Naveed Asif Rizvi*
Affiliation:
St. Ita's Hospital, Portrane, Dublin, Ireland
Marie Whitty
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Clonard House, Navan, Ireland
Robert Daly
Affiliation:
St. Ita's Hospital, Portrane, Dublin/Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry RCSI, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
*
*Correspondence E-mail: drnaveed14@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Bipolar disorder can emerge in the context of organic brain pathology. In the case presented, long-standing hydrocephalus was diagnosed in a man with relatively late-onset bipolar illness who presented initially with somewhat atypical, treatment-resistant depressive symptoms. Hypomania, followed by a rapid-cycling bipolar course, subsequently developed. This report reviews the association between bipolar disorder and hydrocephalus, and examines possible neurobiological mechanisms implicated in both conditions.

Keywords

Bipolar affective disorderHydrocephalusOrganic mood disorderNeuroimaging

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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , December 2011 , pp. 222 - 223
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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