MedicineNeurologyPsychiatryPsychopharmacologyTrauma-related DisordersPost-traumatic Stress DisorderTrauma DisordersTraumatic Brain InjuryTraumatic InjuryClosed Head InjuryHead Injury ManagementHypomanic Episodes In YouthLithium PharmacologyLithium Treatment
A twelve year old black male sustained closed head trauma, following which he developed agitated hypomanic behavior. After failure to respond to several treatment modalities, he was begun on lithium carbonate for six months, at which time the medication was discontinued without recurrence of pathological behavior.