[Late-onset bipolar disorder following right thalamic injury]

J D López1, A Araúxo, M Páramo

  • 1Psychiatry Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Travesía da Choupana s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. javierlmorinigo@yahoo.es

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