PubMed · 1988 · 48 citations · 0 references
MedicinePharmacotherapyPsychiatryPsychiatric PharmacotherapyPsychopharmacologyTrauma-related DisordersBipolar Disorder PharmacotherapyBipolar DisordersMood Stabilizer PharmacologyMood Stabilizer TherapyTraumatic Brain InjuryBipolar MedicationLithium PharmacologyLithium TreatmentMood Disturbance After Brain InjuryTraumatic Brain Injury PathologyTraumatic Brain Injury PharmacotherapyTreatment Regimen Modification
A case is described of a 22-year-old woman in whom bipolar disorder developed after a traumatic brain injury. Her symptoms initially responded well to lithium carbonate, but she eventually relapsed. Carbamazepine was added to her treatment regimen with good results.