Abstract:Patients may present with manic symptoms in medical settings such as emergency rooms and on inpatient medical floors, leading to psychiatric consultation to try to determine the etiology of the symptoms. It is crucial to clarify whether the mania is secondary to a medical illness or whether the patient’s symptoms are from a primary bipolar disorder. In this issue, we publish 2 case reports of patients presenting with manic symptoms in medical settings. The first case involves polymicrogyria in the frontal lobe… Show more
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