Rapid-cycling manic-depressive illness following subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Blackwell, M J · Br J Psychiatry · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The case of a young man who developed a remarkably regular and rapid cyclical affective illness following a subarachnoid haemorrhage is reported. A CT scan showed damage restricted to the brain-stem. The illness proved resistant to a variety of agents; carbamazepine and lithium combined proved effective.

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