Mania as a possible complication of immunotherapy
Abstract
Immunotherapy is still a relatively new cancer therapy and this article serves as a reminder to psychiatric teams to consider immunotherapy as a possible factor in psychiatric presentations.
Here, the authors present the case of a woman who developed signs of personality changes and acute mania after treatment with checkpoint inhibitors ipilimumab and nivolumab
Citations
Myrto Mavrotas and Brian Murray. Mania as a possible complication of immunotherapy. Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry, Vol. 24 Iss. 1 2020
Page last reviewed: 12 June, 2025
Metadata
Author(s): Mavrotas, Myrto; Murray, Brian
Collection: 123456789/13
Subject(s): Cancer, Immunotherapy, Mania
Format(s): Article
Date issued: 2020-02
ISSN: 1931-227X
ID: 487