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Elderly mania
Identifier
005570
Type of Spiritual Experience
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Br Med J. 1968 Dec 21;4(5633):744-6. Vitamin D intoxication, with hypernatraemia, potassium and water depletion, and mental depression. Anderson DC, Cooper AF, Naylor GJ.
Two elderly patients suffering from manic-depressive psychosis/depressive reaction had concurrently hypercalcaemia from vitamin D intoxication. They developed hypernatraemia with severe potassium and water depletion. Hypercalcaemia was pronounced, but both patients recovered quickly and their depressive symptoms resolved following water and potassium repletion and corticosteroid therapy.
PMID: 5723727
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Activities
Overloads
Calcium imbalanceDehydration
Potassium imbalance
Sodium imbalance
Vitamin supplements