Pseudodementia in a twenty-one-year-old with bipolar disorder and vitamin B12 and folate deficiency
West Indian Med. J
; 49(4): 347-8, Dec. 2000.
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ABSTRACT
A twenty-one-year-old female known to suffer from bipolar type 1 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 occurence 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.(Au)
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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
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian Med. J
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article