Triphasic waves detected during recovery from lithium intoxication

Internal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 908-909

  Shibasaki Warabi, Yoko ^b   Idezuka, Jiro ^a   Yamazaki, Motoyoshi ^a   Onishi, Yoji ^a  

^a NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram (EEG); Lithium intoxication; Neurotoxicity; Renal dysfunction; Serum lithium levels; Triphasic waves

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CARBONATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ZALTOPROFEN;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0141927387     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.42.908     Document Type: Article

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