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Case Reports
. 1987 Dec;48(12):490-1.

Treatment-resistant mania with primary hypothyroidism: a case of recovery after levothyroxine

J Balldin  1 , U Berggren, E Rybo, H Kjellbo, G Lindstedt
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  • PMID: 2891683
Case Reports

Treatment-resistant mania with primary hypothyroidism: a case of recovery after levothyroxine

J Balldin et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 1987 Dec.

Abstract

A manic-depressive woman was unresponsive to treatment with lithium and neuroleptics during a period of mania. Additional levothyroxine treatment of her primary hypothyroidism resulted in rapid and complete recovery from her mania.

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