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- Title
Persistent cerebellar dysfunction following acute lithium toxicity: A report of two cases.
- Authors
Banwari, Girish; Chaudhary, Pradhyuman; Panchmatia, Ankit; Patel, Nisheet
- Abstract
Neurological disturbances caused by lithium range from simple side effects such as benign tremor to acute reversible neurotoxicity. Rarely, lithium is reported to cause irreversible, permanent neurological sequelae most commonly manifested as cerebellar dysfunction, although other presentations have also been described. We report two cases of persistent cerebellar syndrome following acute lithium toxicity and discuss them in the light of existing literature on the subject.
- Subjects
CEREBELLUM diseases; DRUG side effects; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of lithium; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR manifestations of general diseases
- Publication
Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 2016, Vol 48, Issue 3, p331
- ISSN
0253-7613
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0253-7613.182896