Lithium overdose causing non-convulsive status epilepticus - The importance of lithium levels and the electroencephalography in diagnosis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 471-474

  Yip, K K ^a   Yeung, W T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Electroencephalography; Lithium poisoning; Neuromuscular diseases; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMILORIDE PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; CEFOTAXIME; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLUPENTIXOL; LITHIUM; LITHIUM SULFATE; LORAZEPAM; MELITRACEN; MIRTAZAPINE; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL; SERTRALINE; VERAPAMIL; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; SULFATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEIZURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; INTOXICATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SULFATES;

EID: 38849157098     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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