Post head trauma syndrome in an adolescent treated with lithium carbonate--case report.
A twelve year old black male sustained closed head trauma, following which he developed agitated hypomanic behavior. After failure to respond to several treatment modalities, he was begun on lithium carbonate for six months, at which time the medication was discontinued without recurrence of pathological behavior.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome
D008094:Lithium