Psychiatric Manifestations in a Patient with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Symptoms and Cryptococcal Meningitis

Autor: Prabhakar C Holikatti, Nilamadhab Kar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 34, Iss 4, Pp 381-382 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0253-7176
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.108226
Popis: We report here a case that presented as mania followed by depression and mild cognitive impairment, which was misinterpreted and treated as a depressive episode of bipolar disorder and planned for electroconvulsive therapy, but was ultimately found to have cryptococcal meningitis and HIV-associated neurocognitive symptoms.
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