Delirium associated with therapeutic levels of lithium in bipolar disorder
Lithium has been associated with neurotoxicity even at ‘therapeutic’ levels. This case report describes a patient with bipolar disorder who developed signs of delirium following an increase in her dose of lithium, even though her serum levels remained in the therapeutic range. Copyright © 2014 John...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Progress in neurology and psychiatry (Guildford) 2014-03, Vol.18 (2), p.10-12 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Lithium has been associated with neurotoxicity even at ‘therapeutic’ levels. This case report describes a patient with bipolar disorder who developed signs of delirium following an increase in her dose of lithium, even though her serum levels remained in the therapeutic range. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons |
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| ISSN: | 1367-7543 1931-227X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pnp.323 |