Lithium Intoxication Mimicking Clinical and Electrographic Features of Status Epilepticus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-31

  Gansaeuer, M ^a   Alsaadi, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Lithium Intoxication; Status Epilepticus

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0037216483     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005940303400110     Document Type: Article

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