CASE REPORT OF A PATIENT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER - MIGRAINES AND EPILEPSY

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Zhang, Catherine [2 ]
Agius, Mark [1 ]
Zaman, Rashid [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Psychiat, Cambridge CB2 1TN, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Sch Clin, Cambridge, England
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bipolar disorder; migraines; epilepsy; case report; PREVALENCE; QUETIAPINE; SEIZURES;
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Bipolar disorder; migraines and epilepsy are three prevalent conditions, of which little is understood about their pathophysiological processes. Co-morbidities often present between two of these conditions, but it is uncommon for all three to co-exist in a patient. Here, we present a middle-aged gentleman, seen in the outpatient department of a district general hospital in England, who suffers from severe effects of all three disorders, with no other medical history. Clinical difficulties have arisen in the diagnosis and treatment of his bipolar disorder. Management of his depressive episodes with simple selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and mood stabilisers were either ineffective, or precipitated complicating adverse effects. Persistent use of citalopram is likely to have triggered bipolar disorder, whilst quetiapine induced seizures. The clinical problems presented question the possibility that bipolar disorder; migraines and epilepsy may fall on the same spectrum of disorders. This could contribute towards the complexities in treating his conditions. Further insight into their link and interactions would facilitate diagnoses of these conditions, as well as improve treatment strategies when they are presented co-morbidly.
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