Abstract

COVID-19 may affect central nervous system. The symptoms related to the CNS may occur through the direct neuroinvasion of the virus, inflammation, autoimmunity, psychosocial stressors and treatment side effects. COVID-19 can increase the severity of existing mental illnesses and also trigger the onset of a new mental illness. In this case report, we present a 52-year-old male patient with no previous psychiatric history as well as no family history of mental illness. The patient's manic symptoms began while he was hospitalized due to severe COVID-19 pneumonia. The patient, who self-discharged himself from the hospital was brought to the emergency department involuntarily by his relatives 14 days later and was admitted to the psychiatry service. In this case report, possible etiological factors were discussed and the treatment course during the hospitalization and one year follow-up were presented. Our aim is to contribute to the literature by discussing possible etiological factors and management of mania that started during the treatment of COVID-19. COVID-19 can affect the central nervous system and be associated with psychiatric symptoms. Keywords: COVID-19, Mania, Bipolar Disorder, Central Nervous System.

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