Mania and Cortical Lewy Body Dementia

Shedding Light on Manic Syndromes and Dementia

“…Other typical clinical manifestations are marked sensitivity to neuroleptics, the presence of REM sleep disorders, and autonomic dysfunction. The case of an 82-year-old woman with DLB admitted to the hospital due to manic symptoms was described [106]. The patient, referred to a Department of Old Age Psychiatry, had elevated mood with persistent joyfulness, pressure of speech, and flight of ideas.…”