To explore the clinical features, potential risk factors, and treatment strategies for delirious mania in postpartum patients with bipolar disorder, particularly given its rarity.
Key Findings:
The patient exhibited symptoms including agitation, hallucinations, disorientation, and memory impairment, following a history of a manic episode during her first pregnancy.
Initial treatments with sodium valproate, quetiapine, and propofol were ineffective.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) led to rapid symptom improvement.
Interpretation:
Limitations:
The rarity of reported cases limits the understanding of delirious mania and its clinical implications.
Current research on delirious mania is severely lacking.
