Chronic neuropsychological sequelae in a case of severe lithium intoxication

Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 245-249

  Brumm, Virdette L ^a,e   Van Gorp, Wilfred G ^d   Wirshing, William ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; LITHIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COGNITION; INTOXICATION; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031763843     PISSN: 0894878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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