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Treatment of Mood Disorder Associated with Binswanger's Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Eileen M. Joyce  and
Raymond Levy
Eileen M. Joyce*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
Raymond Levy
Affiliation:
Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Binswanger's disease is a cerebrovascular disorder affecting deep white matter and is associated with dementia and affective disturbance. In the case reported, the mood disorder was successfully treated with a combination of lithium and amitriptyline, resulting in an improved quality of life despite continuing cognitive decline. This underlines the importance of treating the affective component of organic dementing conditions on its own merit.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 2 , February 1989 , pp. 259 - 261
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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