Lithium-induced confusional states: Nonconvulsive status epilepticus or triphasic encephalopathy?

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2071-2074

  Kaplan, Peter W ^a,c   Birbeck, Gretchen ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confusional states; Encephalopathy; Lithium; Nonconvulsive status epilepticus; Triphasic

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BENZATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LITHIUM; PERPHENAZINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; TIOTIXENE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DELTA RHYTHM; DEMENTIA; DROWSINESS; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MUTISM; MYOCLONUS; NONCONVULSIVE EPILEPTIC STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX DISORDER; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; SPIKE WAVE; TRIPHASIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONFUSION; DELTA RHYTHM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 33845624678     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00849.x     Document Type: Review

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