Choreoathetosis related to lithium intoxication

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 743-744

  Stemper, B ^a   Thurauf N ^a   Neundorfer B ^a   Heckmann, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Choreoathetosis; Lithium intoxication; Transitory ischemic attacks

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LITHIUM; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BODY MOVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CHOREOATHETOSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GAIT; HAND MOVEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATHETOSIS; CHOREA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LITHIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0346334452     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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