Bilateral papilloedema in long term therapy with lithium carbonate.
A 31-year-old white woman developed bilateral papilloedema whilst on lithium carbonate therapy for five years because of manic depressive illness. Oedema of the optic disc disappeared after lithium administration had been discontinued. To our knowledge this is the second case of this kind which has been reported in literature.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D010211:Papilledema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000187:drug effects
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium