Rapid cycling bipolar affective disorder and recurrent strokes secondary to high blood homocysteine

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 276-279

  Awara, Mahmoud A ^a   Zahid, Shazia ^a   Elnenaei, Manal O ^b  

^a Basildon Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bipolar affective disorder; Homocystinuria; recurrent strokes

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PYRIDOXINE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIC GAIT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DYSMETRIA; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNSTEADY GAIT; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 84907186752     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2012.670884     Document Type: Article

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