Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital

Evidence suggests that acute severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. This is a case report of a patient who had recently been infected with COVID-19 and had no history of psychiatric disorders presenting a few days after inpatient discharge from C...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Pei Ying Wong, Philip George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2022-11-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v17n3-CR-Covid-19-not-your-normal-flu.pdf
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description Evidence suggests that acute severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. This is a case report of a patient who had recently been infected with COVID-19 and had no history of psychiatric disorders presenting a few days after inpatient discharge from COVID-19 treatment with acute onset of psychosis and manic symptoms. This case illustrates the psychiatric presentation, possible causes, and management of post-COVID-19 psychosis.
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spelling doaj.art-59d2632e7e754a83ad18a3c167479cb02022-12-22T04:40:03ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-207X1985-22742022-11-0117314414810.51866/cr1369Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital Rebecca Pei Ying WongPhilip George Evidence suggests that acute severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. This is a case report of a patient who had recently been infected with COVID-19 and had no history of psychiatric disorders presenting a few days after inpatient discharge from COVID-19 treatment with acute onset of psychosis and manic symptoms. This case illustrates the psychiatric presentation, possible causes, and management of post-COVID-19 psychosis.https://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v17n3-CR-Covid-19-not-your-normal-flu.pdfcovid-19psychosismania
spellingShingle Rebecca Pei Ying Wong
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Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital
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psychosis
mania
title Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital
title_full Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital
title_fullStr Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital
title_full_unstemmed Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital
title_short Covid-19, not your normal flu: A case report on Covid-19 psychosis and mania in a Malaysian hospital
title_sort covid 19 not your normal flu a case report on covid 19 psychosis and mania in a malaysian hospital
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