Mental Disorders and Treatment

Dimitrova S

Publications

• Case Report
  Fahr�¢����s Disease Presenting as Bipolar Affective Disorder - Case Report
  Author(s): Vutova V, Popov L, Zlatareva D, Tacheva S, Vladimirova R, Stoyanova V, Yalamova I, Penchev M, Natzkova J, Dimitrova S, Krastev St and Milanova VVutova V, Popov L, Zlatareva D, Tacheva S, Vladimirova R, Stoyanova V, Yalamova I, Penchev M, Natzkova J, Dimitrova S, Krastev St and Milanova V
  
  We present a case of a 59-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and idiopathic calcium accumulation in the basal ganglia (lenticular nuclei). Her physical and neurological examinations were without clinically significant abnormalities. Neuropsychological assessment shows mild cognitive deficit. Clinical and laboratory data meet the diagnostic criteria for Fahr’s disease. Discussions were held about the relationship between calcification of basal ganglia and the occurrence of the bipolar disorder... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2471-271X.1000135

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