Downbeat nystagmus as a side effect of lithium carbonate: case report.
In this case study, lithium carbonate, used to control bipolar disorders, is postulated to be the cause of downbeat nystagmus; the degree of nystagmus could be correlated with the dosage and serum level of the drug. All tests for anatomic lesion were negative, including metrizamide cisternography.
D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011011:Pneumoencephalography
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium