Pseudodementia in a twenty-one-year-old with bipolar disorder and vitamin B12 and folate deficiency.
West Indian Med J
; 49(4): 347-8, 2000 Dec.
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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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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deficiência de Vitamina B 12
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Transtorno Bipolar
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Demência
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Deficiência de Ácido Fólico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article