LITHIUM NEUROTOXICITY AT NORMAL THERAPEUTIC LEVELS

Authors
BELL AJ COLE A ECCLESTON D FERRIER IN
Citation
Aj. Bell et al., LITHIUM NEUROTOXICITY AT NORMAL THERAPEUTIC LEVELS, British Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 1993, pp. 689-692
Citations number
10
Journal title
British Journal of Psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071250
Volume
162
Year of publication
1993
Pages
689 - 692
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1250(1993)162:<689:LNANTL>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Four cases of lithium-induced neurotoxicity are presented which, taken with evidence from previous reports, indicate that specific risk fact ors for lithium-induced neurotoxicity at normal serum levels are rapid dosage regimes, concomitant neuroleptic therapy, pre-existing EEG abn ormalities, undetected cerebral pathology, organic impairment, and gen etic susceptibility.