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Cerebellar degeneration secondary to acute lithium carbonate intoxication

2008; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 66; Issue: 3a Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0004-282x2008000400032

ISSN

1678-4227

Autores

Ana Cláudia Rodrigues de Cerqueira, Moema Costa dos Reis, Fernanda Novis, José Marcelo Ferreira Bezerra, Gérson Canedo de Magalhães, Márcia Rozenthal, Antônio Egídio Nardi,

Tópico(s)

Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics

Resumo

In 1949, Cade described the therapeutic effects of lithium in ten patients with chronic and recurrent manic1. Lithium has been the first line drug for the past five decades, since its introduction, in treating bipolar disorder2,3. Its therapeutic effects are undeniable; it is efficient in reducing manic and depressive crises in bipolar patients, in addition to producing an anti-suicide effect […] Cerebellar degeneration secondary to acute lithium carbonate intoxication

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