A growth in bipolar disorder?

J Xu; I A Rasmussen; E M Berntsen; K Moss; R Shnier; Jim Lagopoulos; G S Malhi

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00907.x

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A growth in bipolar disorder?

J Xu, I A Rasmussen, E M Berntsen, K Moss, R Shnier, Jim Lagopoulos and G S Malhi

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.115(3), pp.246-250

2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00907.x

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Abstract

mania

bipolar disorder

diffusion tensor imaging

neuroimaging

tumour

diagnosis

Objective: This case report suggests that screening of patients with psychiatric symptoms using modern neuroimaging can help identify organic causes of mental illness. Method: A single case study was reported. Results: We report the case of a 25-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of bipolar II disorder having an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan as part of a research project that reveals an intraventricular brain tumour. The latter is most likely the cause of her irritability and 'hypomanic' symptoms and is defined anatomically using diffusion tensor imaging and structural and functional imaging using MRI and positron emission tomography. Conclusion: The lesion in this individual case most probably produces mood symptoms by impinging upon the fornix, a component of the limbic system. However, more generally, the increase in diagnosis of bipolar disorder has to be tempered against alternate causes of similar symptoms and necessitates vigilance of potential organic mechanisms.

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Title: A growth in bipolar disorder?
Authors: J Xu (Author) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
I A Rasmussen (Author) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
E M Berntsen (Author) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
K Moss (Author) - University of New South Wales
R Shnier (Author) - Mayne Clinical Research Imaging Centre
Jim Lagopoulos (Author) - University of New South Wales
G S Malhi (Author) - University of Sydney
Publication details: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol.115(3), pp.246-250
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Date published: 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00907.x
ISSN: 0001-690X
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449317102621
Output Type: Journal article

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