Publications by authors named "Wagner de S Gurgel"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the occurrence of affective and psychotic symptoms in adolescents experiencing their first manic episode of bipolar disorder (BD).
- A sample of 49 adolescents with bipolar I disorder was assessed, revealing that a significant percentage exhibited manic features, with 82% showing disorganization and 55% experiencing psychotic symptoms.
- The findings highlight that psychotic symptoms often accompany adolescent-onset BD, and previous depressive episodes with psychotic features could precede manic episodes, emphasizing the need to differentiate it from schizophrenia during diagnosis.
Where does her mood come from? An organic approach to a once functional patient.
Trends Psychiatry Psychother
November 2016
Objective: To report the rare development of manic symptoms in a patient with schizophrenia and discuss its differential diagnosis.
Case Description: Diagnostic criteria were based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10). A 63-year-old female (diagnosed with schizophrenia since she was 28) was brought to the emergency room with symptoms consistent with manic episode and physical examination suggestive of thyrotoxicosis.