%0 Case Reports
%T Co-occurrence of Marfan syndrome and bipolar disorder: A fifteen year follow up.
%A Jha VN
%A Kumar M
%A Tarwani J
%J Asian J Psychiatr
%V 24
%N 0
%D Dec 2016
%M 27931917
%F 13.89
%R 10.1016/j.ajp.2016.09.009
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Marfan syndrome, a chromosomal disorder, has been commonly associated with schizophrenia but no association with Bipolar affective disorder has been reported in the scientific literature.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>This case depicts the occurrence of Bipolar affective disorder in a previously undiagnosed case of Marfan syndrome.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>In this case patient had all manic episodes without any depressive or schizophrenia-like episodes, suggesting a diagnostic stability over a long period of over fifteen years.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Studies and research are needed in this regard to look for any possible potential association between the two illnesses.