Reversible neuropsychiatric side effects from lithium with normal serum levels. A case report;Reversible neuropsychiatrische Nebenwirkungen von Lithium bei normalen Serumspiegeln. Eine Fallbeschreibung

Nervenarzt

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 586-590

  Fallgatter, A J ^a   Strik, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

lithium side effects; lithium therapy

Indexed keywords

FLUPENTIXOL; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; PERAZINE;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISORIENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARKINSONISM;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; APHASIA; APRAXIAS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030838508     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050165     Document Type: Article

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