Abstract:
:Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant metabolic disorder that has various psychiatric manifestations. This is a report of a case who had six brief psychotic episodes of varying nature within a 2-month period. The psychotic manifestations included catatonic stupor, hypomania, and delirium in different episodes. The management aspects of the case have been highlighted.
journal_name
Biol Psychiatryjournal_title
Biological psychiatryauthors
Santosh PJ,Malhotra Sdoi
10.1016/0006-3223(94)90085-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-12-01 00:00:00pages
744-7issue
11eissn
0006-3223issn
1873-2402pii
0006-3223(94)90085-Xjournal_volume
36pub_type
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.005
更新日期:2011-02-15 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Biological psychiatry
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-11-15 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-09-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Biological psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章,收录出版
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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