Bipolar I disorder and interictal personality syndrome have many overlapping characteristics that are difficult to distinguish. There is scant literature focused on interictal personality syndrome and no case reports to date detailing patients with comorbid bipolar pathology. We describe an individual with a history of bipolar I disorder who developed right temporal lobe epilepsy after several head injuries. He subsequently exhibited symptoms consistent with interictal personality syndrome that were independent of his bipolar symptomatology. Better understanding of these disorders can lead to improved diagnosis and symptom management. The similarities may also point to a partially shared neuropathology.
CME Educational Objectives
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Understand the epidemiology of HIV infection and AIDS.
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Identify the neuropsychiatric complications of HIV infection.
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Understand the treatment of the neuropsychiatric complications of HIV infection.
Since the AIDS epidemic began in the late 1970s, an estimated 1.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with AIDS.
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Transmission risk factors include sexual behaviors in which virus-bearing body fluids make contact with the bloodstream through breaks in mucous membranes, intravenous drug use (IDU), or administration of transfusions or blood products infected with HIV. Occupational exposure is a risk factor for health professionals, police, fire, and rescue personnel.
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