Leukodystrophy presenting as hyperactivity and bipolarity with uncommon adverse drug reaction

Leukodystrophy presenting as hyperactivity and bipolarity with uncommon adverse drug reaction

Leukodystrophy is a group of demyelinating neurodegenerative diseases of brain with varied presentation and multiple etiologies. Prognosis is predominantly dismal. Misdiagnosis and wrong treatment are common in this group of rare neurological disorders, especially when it presents with psychiatric s...

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Main Authors: Roshan Sutar, Anirban Ray, Shekhar P Sheshadri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Adverse drug reaction
bipolar disorder
hyperactivity
leukodystrophy
lithium-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2017;volume=39;issue=2;spage=202;epage=204;aulast=Sutar
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Summary:Leukodystrophy is a group of demyelinating neurodegenerative diseases of brain with varied presentation and multiple etiologies. Prognosis is predominantly dismal. Misdiagnosis and wrong treatment are common in this group of rare neurological disorders, especially when it presents with psychiatric symptoms. In this case, importance of neurological and radiological evaluation and need for high diagnostic suspicion in treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders is highlighted.
ISSN:0253-7176

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