Irritability
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Contents |
Etiology
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- antisocial personality
- borderline personality
- passive aggressive personality
- anxiety disorder
- hyperactive attention disorder
- menopause
- premenstrual syndrome
- hyperthyroidism
- vitamin deficiency
- dementia & parkinsonism
- frontal lobe syndrome 12 post-concussion syndrome
- pharmaceutical agents
- sleep disorders & sleep deprivation
- metabolic abnormalities
Clinical-manifestations
- symptoms of hyperadrenergic state may be associated with hyperthyroidism, substance abuse or withdrawal syndromes
- cheilosis & glossitis suggest niacin or riboflavin deficiency
- signs of head trauma suggest post-concussion disorder
- loss of vibratory sensation, proprioception & touch suggest vitamin B12 deficiency
- manifestations of dementia or parkinsonism many be present
Laboratory
Management
- mini mental status exam ( MMSE)
- therapy directed at underlying etiology
More General Terms
Additional Terms
- bipolar affective disorder
- dementia
- Folstein Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
- hypercalcemia
- hyperthyroidism
- hypoglycemia
- mood disorder
- nicotinic acid (niacin, vitamin B3, Niaspan)
- parkinsonism
- post concussion syndrome
- riboflavin (vitamin B2)
- sleep disorder
- vitamin B12; cobalamin
References
Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1090-92
