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Rapid-Cycling Disorder in Association with Cerebral Sarcoidosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. G. Walbridge
D. G. Walbridge*
Affiliation:
Littlemore Hospital, Oxford
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Abstract

A 48-hour rapid-cycling disorder in a patient with pre-existing cerebral sarcoidosis, not described previously, was similar to that of others in the literature in that the mood switching occurred during sleep. Although the condition is rare, its existence raises important questions regarding the neurophysiology of affective disorders in general.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 157 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 611 - 613
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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