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The 84-year-old state boxing champ: Bipolar disorder, or something else?

Current Psychiatry. 2019 October;18(10):54-57
October 1, 2019|Current Psychiatry
Mustafa Qureshi, MD;Kanwarjeet Brar, MD;Hiren Patel, MD
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Drs. Qureshi, Brar, and Patel are PGY-3 Psychiatry Residents, Department of Psychiatry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Permian Basin, Midland, Texas.

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The authors report no financial relationships with any companies whose products are mentioned in this article, or with manufacturers of competing products.

Mr. X, age 84, presents with mania-like symptoms, grandiose delusions, and psychotic symptoms that began 2 weeks ago. What could be the cause of his symptoms?

Related Resources

  • Adabie A, Jackson JC, Torrence CL. Older-age bipolar disorder: A case series. Current Psychiatry. 2019;18(2):24-29.
  • Chen P, Dols A, Rej S, et al. Update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mania in older-age bipolar disorder. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2017;19(8):46.

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