hyperaldosteronism and bipolar mixed episode: a case report

Symptomatic Hypocalcemia in Primary Hyperaldosteronism: A Case Report

The metabolic alterations caused by hyperaldosteronism are being increasingly recognized and have generated considerable interest among the medical fraternity. Hyperaldosteronism is suspected to have a pivotal role in the patho-physiology of congestive cardiac failure where it has been studied extensively. But its effects on calcium metabolism, parathyroid metabolism and renal handling of calci...

a case report of hyperaldosteronism due to aldosteronoma

primary hyperaldosteronism is one of the few causes of hypertension that can be cured by surgery. primary hyperaldosteronism is caused by adrenocortical adenoma or hyperplasia. it is important to differentiate between adrenal adenoma and hyperplasia because the preferred treatments are different. in all patients with new-onest or worsening hypertension the primary hyperaldosteronism should be c...

[Catatonic syndrome associated with mixed bipolar disorder: a case report and therapeutic considerations].

Case report Sweet root, bitter pill: liquorice-induced hyperaldosteronism

In December 2002, a 49-year-old man was admitted to our hospital, with headache. He had no significant past medical history other than hypertension, diagnosed at a supermarket, while on holiday in the USA in August 2002. On admission, he was hypertensive, blood pressure (BP) 200/114mmHg with slight ankle oedema and normal systemic examination. Blood tests showedhypokalaemia [2.2mmol/l; normal r...

Electroconvulsive therapy for bipolar depressive and mixed episode with high suicide risk after epilepsy surgery.

Mood disturbance is a common comorbid condition of temporal lobe epilepsy before and after surgery. Suicide is more frequent in patients with epilepsy than in the general population. As suicide is a major issue in both epileptic and depressive patients, it is critical to treat aggressively any psychiatric illness with suicidal ideation. We describe two patients who, after temporal lobe surgery,...

Case Report A Rare Case of Bipolar Clavicle Fracture

Segmental or bipolar fractures of the clavicle generally refer to a concomitant ipsilateral distal clavicle andmidshaft clavicle fracture. These injuries are exceedingly rare and are generally secondary to higher energy injuries. We report a case of a 38-year-old male who sustained a left bipolar clavicle fracture after falling from a push bike while riding recreationally which unusually involv...