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[Tuberous sclerosis and organic bipolar disorder in a 15-year-old adolescent]
U Hagenah1, H Coners, F Kotlarek
1Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen.
Zeitschrift Fur Kinder- Und Jugendpsychiatrie Und Psychotherapie
|January 19, 2000
Abstract:
We present the case of a 15-year-old girl with tuberous sclerosis who developed rapid cycling bipolar disorder under treatment with the anticonsulvant oxcarbazepine. Because of first occurrence of grand mal-seizures combined treatment with Valproate became necessary, but failed to prevent relapses of bipolar disorder. Mood stabilization was noticed under additional treatment with lithium, which was complicated by an increase of serum potassium.