[Lithium-intoxication in a newborn (author's transl)].
A newborn, whose mother had been treated with lithium carbonate for a manic-depressive illness suffered from hypotonia, poor feeding, weak Moro reflex, hyperexcitability, thyroid enlargement and cyanosis. Symptoms resolved within a few weeks. No malformations could be detected. The psychomotor development of the child was normal up to the age of 18 months.
D003490:Cyanosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008094:Lithium / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000139:chemically induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000139:chemically induced
D008094:Lithium
Lithium-Intoxikation beim Neugeborenen.