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Neurology Delirium

Case Report June 24, 2021

Suspected Delirious Mania Lasting for Weeks After Urinary Tract Infection in an Elderly Woman With No Previous Psychiatric History

Esther Akinyemi, MD; Mohan Gautam, DO, MS^*; Hala Katato, DO

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(4):20l02800

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