Pharmacological Hypotension as a Cause of Delirious Mania in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder.

Pharmacological Hypotension as a Cause of Delirious Mania in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder. Case Rep Psychiatry. 2017;2017:2809205 Authors: Carbone MG, Miniati M, Simoncini M, Tripodi B, Tagliarini C, Carmassi C, Dell'Osso L Abstract Delirious mania is a severe but often underrecognized syndrome characterized by rapid onset of delirium, mania, and psychosis, not associated with a prior toxicity, physical illness, or mental disorder. We discuss the case of a delirious mania potentially triggered and maintained by a systemic hypotension induced by antihypertensive drugs. Symptoms recovered completely after the discontinuation of antihypertensive medications and the normalization of blood pressure levels. PMID: 29410928 [PubMed]
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