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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
This analysis describes the diagnosis and psychiatric treatment modalities of 6 patients (5 women, 1 man; mean age 28.5 years) of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), who presented to the Psychiatry OPD over a period of one year. The mean number of episodes was 2.83. Premorbid personality traits, clinical presentation, urine colour and urinary porphobilinogen titre were recorded. Among the 6 patients, 4 had abdominal pain, 5 had autonomic instability, all 6 had mental symptoms, 3 had depression, 2 came in delirium, and 3 had an episode of seizure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0019-5545
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
189-92
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
An analysis of six cases of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).
pubmed:affiliation
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article