Geriatric Affective Symptoms In A Case Report: Bipolarity or Dementia?

Authors : İsmet Esra Çiçek, Mert Meydan

Pages : 137-142

Doi:10.52827/hititmedj.1494480

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Publication Date : 2025-02-25

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Bipolar disorder and dementia are two independent and unrelated diagnostic groups. Some commonalities in the pathophysiological processes of bipolar disorders and dementia have recently been described in the literature. However, this link has not been adequately evaluated at the clinical level, as affective dysregulation in the elderly has typically tended to be attributed to an emotional and behavioral complication secondary to dementia. Here, a 89-year-old male patient, who applied to our outpatient clinic with manic symptomatology, was not diagnosed with bipolar disorder before, and was diagnosed with bipolar type VI as a result of clinical evaluation, whose manic symptoms started with the addition of antidepressants while his follow-up and treatment continued with the diagnosis of dementia, is presented and discussed.
Keywords : Bipolar bozukluk, Demans, Geç başlangıçlı manik epizot

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