The relationship between late onset bipolar affective disorder which responds na valproate and hypertension: A case report
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2012
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Özet
Bipolar affective disorders beginning after the age 50 are named late onset bipolar disorder. It is indicated that the etiology of late onset bipolar disorders can be primary or secondary to another factor. Therapeutic agents, infections, metabolic instability, brain tumors and aneurysm, epilepsy, toxins, traumatic brain injury, hyperthyroidism, multiple sclerosis, Cushing syndrome, dementia and cerebrovascular diseases are known as some of these etiologic factors. In this report a 55 year old women, who has been hypertension diagnosis for 3 years is observed. White matter hyperintensity has been seen in her MRI and she has had late onset bipolar affective disorder diagnose. In the light of literature the etiology of late onset bipolar affective disorder will be discussed in this report.
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Late onset bipolar affective disorder, Vascular risk factors, White matter hyperintensity
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Yeni Symposium
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50
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3
