Lithium-induced neurotoxicity: clinical presentations, pathophysiology, and treatment

Psychosomatics. 2014 May-Jun;55(3):296-302. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.11.007. Epub 2013 Nov 28.

Authors

Ana Ivkovic¹, Theodore A Stern²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: aivkovic@partners.org.
² Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

PMID: 24388123
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.11.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antimanic Agents / adverse effects*
Ataxia / chemically induced*
Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
Dysarthria / chemically induced*
Humans
Lithium Carbonate / adverse effects*
Male
Memory Disorders / chemically induced*
Memory, Short-Term
Middle Aged
Neurotoxicity Syndromes / etiology*

Substances

Antimanic Agents
Lithium Carbonate