Severe memory impairment with acute overdose lithium toxicity. A case report.
This report describes a young patient with acute overdose lithium toxicity, who developed severe memory impairment in spite of treatment with haemodialysis. His memory showed gradual recovery, but definite impairment could still be detected 2 months after the overdose.
Saxena
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Department of Psychiatry, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Mallikarjuna
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D008094:Lithium