Mania in twins : a case report
S Srivastava1, A Khalid, N Lal
1Narottam Lal, MD., Professor, Department of Psychiatry, LGS Medical College, Lucknow - 226 003.
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
|May 18, 2011
Abstract:
A 19 year old patient presented with a first episode of mania. A year ago his twin brother had developed a similar illness. In the family, there was no other history of psychiatric disorders.
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