Manic Episode Associated with Mega Cisterna Magna
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Manic Episode Associated with Mega Cisterna Magna
Mega cisterna magna is a part of "Dandy-Walker Complex" and it is characterized by the enlargement of the cisterna magna, morphologically intact vermis and cerebellar hemispheres. We report a case of manic attack in a 23-year-old man with mega cisterna magna. The patient was treated with quetiapine 1,000 mg/day and sodium valproate 1,500 mg/day and the symptoms were ameliorated within 2.5 month...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatry Investigation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1738-3684
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2010.7.4.305