Pseudodementia in a twenty-one-year-old with bipolar disorder and vitamin B12 and folate deficiency
West Indian med. j
; 49(4): 347-348, Dec. 2000.
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ABSTRACT
A twenty-one-year-old female known to suffer from bipolar type I disorder developed features of a pseudodementia. Following prompt initial response to treatment with antidepressants, there was an early recurrence of cognitive impairment. Blood investigations confirmed a macrocytic anaemia and vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies. There was dramatic resolution of cognitive impairment after vitamin replacement. This suggested the occurrence of a reversible nutritional dementia and reinforced the need to rule out secondary organic causes of psychiatric symptoms even in patients previously diagnosed with a primary psychiatric disorder.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Deficiencia de Vitamina B 12
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Trastorno Bipolar
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Demencia
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Deficiencia de Ácido Fólico
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Trinidad y Tobago
Pais de publicación:
Jamaica