The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry · Oct 1996
Case ReportsBipolar disorder following a stroke involving the left hemisphere.
Post-stroke mania has rarely been noted and researched, and reported cases have mostly involved the non-dominant hemisphere. In this paper, we report a case of bipolar disorder secondary to a stroke over the dominant hemisphere. ⋯ It is premature to consider mania to be a syndrome of the right, or non-dominant, hemisphere. We suggest that further study focusing on specific anatomical regions, rather than laterality, will help to elucidate the interrelationship between mood and brain function.