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A stroke of bad luck: new-onset mania in elderly patient following undetected stroke, a case report
The phenomenon of developing depression after a stroke is fairly common in the literature (29%) but developing mania after a stroke is rare reportedly to be 1-2% of stroke survivors (Starkstein). One of the earliest descriptions of mania after stroke was described in 1989 of the right hemisphere (Starkstein). In 2011, a systematic review looking at 32 studies identified 49 cases describing symptoms of mania post-stroke. At initial presentation, 92% of these patients presented with elevated mood, 71% with increased rate of speech, 69% with insomnia and 63% with agitation (Santos).
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - March 14, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carolina Osorio, Stephanie Bolton, Hans von Walter, Mamdouh Hanna Tags: Poster Number: NR - 21 Source Type: research