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. 1991 Jan-Mar;33(1):33–38.

CASE REPORT: SCONDARY MANIA FOLLOWING ENCEPHALITIS : NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FINDINGS AND DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES

Rakesh Khanna 1,, Alka Nizamie 2, Kuldip Kumar 3
PMCID: PMC2988293  PMID: 21897459

SUMMARY

A 12 year old boy presented with the clinical picture of secondary mania. Neuropsychological examination revealed significant prefrontal disturbance. The overlap in the clinical presentation of secondary mania and frontal lobe syndromes is highlighted. At least some of the so called frontal lobe syndromes can he considered as secondary mania.

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