The British Journal of Psychiatry 159: 279-280 (1991)
© 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Rapid-cycling manic-depressive illness following subarachnoid haemorrhage
MJ Blackwell
St Augustine's Hospital, Chartham, Canterbury, Kent.
The case of a young man who developed a remarkably regular and rapid
cyclical affective illness following a subarachnoid haemorrhage is
reported. A CT scan showed damage restricted to the brain-stem. The illness
proved resistant to a variety of agents; carbamazepine and lithium combined
proved effective.