Lithium encephalopathy: a clinical, psychiatric, and EEG evaluation.
The authors present three cases in which lithium, in combination with a neuroleptic, is implicated in inducing an organic brain syndrome. Subsequent withdrawal of lithium reversed the clinical and EEG picture in the two patients seen in follow-up.
D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008875:Middle Aged; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium