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Secondary mania following stroke
1K. Rajeev Kumar, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 002.
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
|July 12, 2011
Abstract:
Stroke is rarely reported as one of the organic brain disorders which could give rise to secondary mania. This report describes a case of secondary mania following right fronto-parietal infarction.
Insights
Stroke can rarely cause organic brain disorders leading to secondary mania. This case study highlights secondary mania occurring after a right fronto-parietal infarction.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Organic brain disorders are seldom associated with secondary mania.
- Secondary mania, a mood disorder, can manifest due to neurological conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report a rare case of secondary mania.
- To investigate the association between stroke and secondary mania.
Main Methods:
- Case report describing a patient with secondary mania.
- Analysis of clinical presentation and neuroimaging findings.
Main Results:
- The patient developed secondary mania following a right fronto-parietal infarction.
- This case underscores a rare neurological cause of mania.
Conclusions:
- Right fronto-parietal infarction can precipitate secondary mania.
- Further research is needed to understand the neurobiological mechanisms linking stroke and mania.
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