1. Co-occurrence of Marfan syndrome and bipolar disorder: A fifteen year follow up.
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Jha VN, Kumar M, and Tarwani J
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- Adult, Bipolar Disorder epidemiology, Comorbidity, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Marfan Syndrome epidemiology, Bipolar Disorder diagnosis, Marfan Syndrome diagnosis
- Abstract
Introduction: Marfan syndrome, a chromosomal disorder, has been commonly associated with schizophrenia but no association with Bipolar affective disorder has been reported in the scientific literature., Case Report: This case depicts the occurrence of Bipolar affective disorder in a previously undiagnosed case of Marfan syndrome., Discussion: In this case patient had all manic episodes without any depressive or schizophrenia-like episodes, suggesting a diagnostic stability over a long period of over fifteen years., Conclusion: Studies and research are needed in this regard to look for any possible potential association between the two illnesses., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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