Onset of Manic Episode during Chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 71-73, 2011.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-186397
ABSTRACT
The authors report a case of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) induced manic episode in an elderly female without any previous psychiatric history. The patient presented manic symptoms after 4th cycle of 5-FU chemotherapy after surgery of rectal cancer. After cessation of chemotherapy and administration of olanzapine and divalproex sodium, symptoms were subsided within 10 days.
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Main subject:
Rectal Neoplasms
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Benzodiazepines
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Valproic Acid
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Fluorouracil
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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