Cerebellar ataxia in upper limbs triggered by addition of carbamazepine to lithium treatment

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 316-317

  Manto, M U ^a   Jacquy, J ^b   Hildebrand, J ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Hospital Civil Charleroi   (Belgium)

Author keywords

carbamazepine; cerebellar toxicity; lithium

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CARBONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030466361     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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