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| Year : 1991 | Volume
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Case Report Scondary Mania Following Encephalitis : Neuropsychological Findings and Diagnostic Issues
Rakesh Khanna1, Alka Nizamie2, Kuldip Kumar3
1 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Incharge Child & Adolescent Unit, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, India
2 Scholar, C. I. P., Kanke, Ranchi, India
3 Psychiatrist, Dr. V. S. K. D. Hospital, Nehru Nagar, New Delhi-110 065, Formerly Resident in Psychiatry, C. I. P., Kanke, Ranchi, India
Correspondence Address:
Rakesh Khanna
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Incharge Child & Adolescent Unit, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi
India
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PMID: 21897459 
A 12 year old boy presented with the clinical picture of secondary mania. Neuropsychological examination revealed significant prefrontal disturbance. The overlap in the clinical presentation of secondary mania and frontal lobe syndromes is highlighted. At least some of the so called frontal lobe syndromes can he considered as secondary mania.
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