MANIA IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

Authors
LYKETSOS CG CORAZZINI K STEELE C
Citation
Cg. Lyketsos et al., MANIA IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 7(3), 1995, pp. 350-352
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Psychiatry
Journal title
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
08950172
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
350 - 352
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-0172(1995)7:3<350:MIA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A chart review of 134 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) showed a 2.2% prevalence of mania, lower than previously cited. Of 3 patients w ith mania, 2 had a history of mania before the onset of AD. Prevalence rates and the role of Alzheimer's disease in the development of mania are discussed.