Onset of Manic Episode during Chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil.
- Author:
Jee Hyun HA
1
;
Dae Yong HWANG
;
Jaehak YU
;
Doo Heum PARK
;
Seung Ho RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. drjaehakyu@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Manic episode;
Colon cancer;
5-FU;
Chemotherapy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Benzodiazepines;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Female;
Fluorouracil;
Humans;
Rectal Neoplasms;
Valproic Acid
- From:Psychiatry Investigation
2011;8(1):71-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The authors report a case of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) induced manic episode in an elderly female without any previous psychiatric history. The patient presented manic symptoms after 4th cycle of 5-FU chemotherapy after surgery of rectal cancer. After cessation of chemotherapy and administration of olanzapine and divalproex sodium, symptoms were subsided within 10 days.
