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Mania Following Head Injury

A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. F. Clark  and
K. Davison
A. F. Clark*
Affiliation:
Royal Victoria Infirmary
K. Davison
Affiliation:
Royal Victoria Infirmary
*
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4LP
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Abstract

Secondary mania has been described in association with a variety of physical conditions. While there have been a number of reports of mania occurring in individuals with intracranial cerebral lesions, there have been few reporting its occurrence in association with non-penetrating cerebral trauma. Two further cases of mania following non-penetrating head injury and the efficacy of ECT in its management are reported, and a brief review of the literature relating to the subject is given.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 6 , June 1987 , pp. 841 - 844
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Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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