Peginterferon- and ribavirin-induced bipolar episode successfully treated with lamotrigine without discontinuation of antiviral therapy

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-389

  Navinés, Ricard ^a   Castellví, Pere ^a   Solà, Ricard ^a   Martín Santos, Rocío ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM; LAMOTRIGINE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EUPHORIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; MALE; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RIBAVIRIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES;

EID: 45749132134     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.12.010     Document Type: Letter

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