Rhabdomyolysis associated with mania in late life

Mania in late life

Mania in late life is a serious disorder that demands specialist assessment and management. However, it is greatly under-researched, with only a paucity of studies specifically analysing older populations. The mainstay of the old age psychiatry workload will inevitably be concerned with assessing and managing dementia and depression, but the steady rise in the aging population with longer survi...

Lithium in late-life mania: a systematic review

The prevalence of mania among >65-year-olds ranges from 0.1% to 0.4% and its treatment is a particular challenge for clinicians. Although lithium is the treatment of choice for bipolar disorder (BD), its use in elderly population was recently questioned. This study provides a comprehensive review of literature on the efficacy and tolerability of lithium as a pharmacologic treatment for mania in...

Late-life Onset Mania After Varenicline Use: A Case Report.

Late-life onset manic attacks generally occur secondary to general medical conditions or drug use. Varenicline is an α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist, used for the cessation of smoking. In this case report, we present a 67-year-old male patient with a new-onset manic episode following varenicline treatment. The patient's manic symptoms started on the seventh day of varenicl...

Mania associated with interferon.

Successful pregnancy in a woman with Causos Inversus associated with hepatic mania: a Rare Case Report

Abstract Background and aim :Dextrocardia an abnormal heart condition in which the heart in the right hemothorax axis apex is located to the right .Dextrocardia is a rare malformation with an estimated 1 in 10,000 people. The aim of this study is to report a case of a pregnant woman with dextrocardia with hemangioma of the liver. Case presentation: A 30 year’s old woman, first pregnancy, gestat...