
Cerebellar degeneration secondary to acute lithium carbonate intoxication
2008; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 66; Issue: 3a Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0004-282x2008000400032
ISSN1678-4227
AutoresAna 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
ResumoIn 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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