Recognizing thyrotoxicosis in a patient with bipolar mania: a case report

Thyrotoxicosis after iodine contrast medium administration: rapid mood swing to mania and subsequent psychotic depression in a patient with bipolar disorder during lithium therapy.

Bipolar mood disorder ( manic phase) in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 with cerebral involvement

Even though neurofibromatosis ( NF) is not a rare neurological disorder, but there is few studies regarding  the relationship between  NF and psychological disorders. A 14 year old girl with NF type 1 associated  with multiple cerebral lesions was admitted in psychiatric ward due to restlessness , hypertalktiveness aggressive behavior, and flight of idea. Psychiatric diagnosis, based on DSM IV ...

Sulfasalazine plus Chloroquine-Induced Mood Disorder in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that affects approximately 0.5-1% of the world population. The current approach to this disease is to start an intensive treatment without delay once the disease has developed. Various studies in the literature have shown that combination of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs such as sulfasalazine and chloroquine offers a more a...

Clinical Manifestations of Mania in Patients With Bipolar I Disorder Based on the Primary Symptoms in DSM-5

Objective: According to DSM-5, bipolar disorder is a condition in which the patient experiences one or several manic episodes and sometimes major depressive episodes too. The signs and symptoms of the disorders in DSM are generally influenced by cultural and ethnic factors. Therefore, the present study was aimed at identifying the clinical manifestations of mania in bipolar I disorder in Irania...

A CASE REPORT OF DELUSIONAL PREGNANCY/PSEUDOCYESIS IN A 66 YEARS OLD WOMAN WITH A BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDER IN URMIA

 The Patient is a 66 years old woman with bipolar mood disorder type 1 since 28 years old. She has three sons with no daughter. Her husband remarried with a widowed woman 12 years ago that (who) has a daughter and a son from previous marriage. Before the beginning of the last period of mood disorder she has an important tension with her sons and their wives so that all of them left the Party in...