J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2008 Jan;30(1):114-116.
Postoperative manic episode by sleep deprivation and stressful event
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee Universitiy Dental School, Korea. leebs@khu.ac.kr
Abstract
- Mania in psychiatry describes not only the state of temporary elation of the mood but also of the general mental function such as contents of a thought, thinking process, motivation, enthusiasm, interest, behavior, slumber and physical activities. The time of period when the above changes of mood, mental and behavioral disorder appear is called a manic episode. Postoperative mania is very rare and it has been reported only 5 times in english literature. It's an extremely rare case which has not yet been reported in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. Patients normally deny the symptoms and it is easy to miss the diagnosis since the patient tends to seem content and happy. Patients show the following initial symptoms of mania - postoperative insomnia, atypical gregariousness, euphoria and unstability. Patients who are not disaffected with insomnia can also be included.
