Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting with Mania, Psychosis, and Cognitive Dysfunction: A Case Report

CONCLUSION: Corticosteroids led to a temporary exacerbation of manic symptoms, which improved after 3 to 4 weeks of continuous treatment, indicating that the symptoms were most likely associated with GCA. The patient manifested with clinical features and a clinical course that has, to our knowledge, not been described or published before. Therefore, GCA may be an underdiagnosed disease in psychiatric populations and should be considered in case of atypical, new-onset psychiatric disorders in the elderly.PMID:36819979 | PMC:PMC9938786 | DOI:10.1155/2023/7989712

Source: Case Reports in Psychiatry - February 23, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Heidi Madeleine Latvala Solveig Kl æbo Reitan Arne Einar Vaaler Source Type: research