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Bipolar disorder MRI

Introduction

Overview

Overview

  • There are no MRI scan findings associated with bipolar disorder.
MRI findings

MRI findings

  • There are no MRI scan findings associated with bipolar disorder. However, in selected cases can be valuable to exclude an organic etiology for mood symptoms, such as a brain tumor or multiple sclerosis in cases of recent onset mania.[1][2]
References

References

  1. ↑ Hilty DM, Leamon MH, Lim RF, Kelly RH, Hales RE (2006). “A review of bipolar disorder in adults”. Psychiatry (Edgmont). 3 (9): 43–55. PMC 2963467. PMID 20975827.
  2. ↑ Culpepper L (2014). “The diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder: decision-making in primary care”. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 16 (3). doi:10.4088/PCC.13r01609. PMC 4195640. PMID 25317368.

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