Manic episode associated with mega cisterna magna

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 305-307

  Turan, Tayfun ^a   Beşirli, Asli ^a   Asdemir, Akif ^a   Özsoy, Saliha ^a   Eşel, Ertuǧrul ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Cerebellum; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mega cisterna magna

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CISTERNA MAGNA; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MEGA CISTERNA MAGNA; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 79551652683     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2010.7.4.305     Document Type: Article

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