A woman with recurrent acute confusion : a case of cycloid psychosis

A woman 46 years old presented with recurrent, brief, sudden-onset episodes of confusion, aimless motor overactivity and lability of mood, from which she recovered completely. She was admitted on each occasion to a medical unit with a provisional diagnosis of organic mental disorder and thoroughly e...

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Published inJournal of psychiatry & neuroscience Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 61 - 63
Main Author BHASKARA, S. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa, ON Canadian Medical Association 1998
Subjects
Acute Disease
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Confusion - psychology
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Other psychotic disorders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Psychotic Disorders - psychology
Recurrence
Case study
Human
Psychosis
Mood disorder
Symptomatology
Motility disorder
Hyperactivity
Female
Mental confusion
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Summary:A woman 46 years old presented with recurrent, brief, sudden-onset episodes of confusion, aimless motor overactivity and lability of mood, from which she recovered completely. She was admitted on each occasion to a medical unit with a provisional diagnosis of organic mental disorder and thoroughly examined. No organic etiology was identified. This patient meets the criteria for cycloid psychosis. The implications for diagnosis, investigations and management are discussed.
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ISSN:1180-4882
1488-2434