Professor Gvanji Mania (1918–1985)

Mismatch Mania.

The purpose of this cohort study is to shed further light on the potential carcinogenic effect indicated by a Swedish case control study of the 2,4-dichlorophenol and 4-chloro-ortho-cresol based phenoxy herbicides, unlikely to be contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD). In the present study it was the intention to include all persons employed in manufacture of pheno...

Winsor , Major Professor Albert Choi , Minor Professor

Life events precipitating mania.

A study of 20 manic patients, with patient and matched control comparisons, showed a two fold increase in life events during the 4 month period before admission to hospital. Life events, independent of affective illness and having significant objective negative impact (i.e. traumatic) were significantly more common. These findings are considered in relation to social relationships, family histo...

Synthetic Cannabis-Induced Mania

Synthetic cannabinoids (SC), cannabinoid 1 and cannabinoid 2 receptors agonists, are the psychoactive substances. SC was originally produced to treat medical conditions. Compared to other narcotics, SC is easier to obtain, cheap, and highly potent and has a long half-life. In addition, routine analysis does not detect SC, which has led to widespread use. A case is presented that manic episode w...

Meeting mania 2004.

experience in treating patients with myositis and are active in research, both clinical and fundamental, about myositis. The Neuromuscular Centre Nijmegen has an extensive collaboration with the departments of rheumatology, dermatology, and internal medicine, and through this collaboration the authors are familiar with the different viewpoints about diagnostic criteria, treatment, etc, for myos...