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AN INTERESTING PRESENTATION OF EARLY ONSET BIPOLAR DISORDER A CASE REPORT

S Anandakrishnakumar, BAHESHREE Devi

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Bipolar disorder can occur in children and ado-lescents. Prevalence of early onset bipolar disor-der is rather rare. Studies have reported an inci-dence of 0.1%.
In this case report, we present a case of early onset bipolar disorder where dissociative (conversion) symptoms were associated with mania. The presence of dissociative symptoms in bipolar disorder has been reported in the litera-ture.

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