Journal article
Rapid cycling in severely multidisabled children: A form of bipolar affective disorder?
Abstract
A debilitating, regularly recurring, biphasic disorder is described in 6 severely multidisabled children. It was characterized by several days of lethargy, withdrawal, loss of abilities, irritability, and hypersomnolence followed or preceded by a high-energy state for several days during which the children slept very little, at times were euphoric, had improved mental ability, and were hyperactive. These cyclic episodes had been present for …
Authors
Jan JE; Abroms IF; Freeman RD; Brown GM; Espezel H; Connolly MB
Journal
Pediatric Neurology, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 34–39
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 1994
DOI
10.1016/0887-8994(94)90064-7
ISSN
0887-8994