Fahr’s Disease Presenting as Mania: A Case Report

Sheikh Shoib MBBS; Mohammad Maqbool Dar; Tasleem Arif; Haamid Bashir; Javid Ahmed

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Fahr’s Disease Presenting as Mania: A Case Report

Author(s):

Sheikh Shoib MBBS^1,*,

Mohammad Maqbool Dar¹,

Tasleem Arif²,

Haamid Bashir³,

Javid Ahmed⁴

1Department of Psychiatry, GMC Srinagar, India

2Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, GMC Srinagar, India

3Department of Biochemistry, GMC Srinagar, India

4Department Community Medicine, SKIMS Medical College Bemina, India

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 6, issue 2; 102-4

Published online:Dec 30, 2012

Article type:Case Report

Received:Apr 05, 2012

Accepted:Aug 26, 2012

How to Cite:Sheikh Shoib MBBSMohammad Maqbool DarTasleem ArifHaamid BashirJavid AhmedFahr’s Disease Presenting as Mania: A Case Report.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.6(2):102-4.

Abstract

Fahr’s disease is a rare syndrome characterized by symmetrical and bilateral intracranial calcifications. We report a 21-year-old male who presented with aggression, talkativeness, restlessness, and insomnia of recent onset. His neurological examination was normal. Mental status examination and clinical investigation revealed mania. Brain revealed symmetrical large areas and foci of calcification in bilateral basal ganglia and subcortical regions of cerebral hemispheres. This is the first reported case of mania associated with Fahr’s disease in a Kashmiri patient. The description highlights the importance of considering organic causes when encountering patients with mania. The patient was put on mood stabilizers and his abnormal behaviors improved within 4 weeks.

Declaration of interest: None.

Citation: Shoib Sh, Maqbool Dar M, Arif T, Bashir H, Ahmed J. Fahr’s disease presenting as mania: a case report. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2012; 6(2): 102-104

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