Letter: Permanent brain damage after lithium intoxication.
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THREE PATIENTS WITH LITHIUM TOXICITY ARE REPORTED, TWO OF WHOM WERE EXPOSED TO TOXIC LITHIUM LEVELS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD: both survived with permanent damage to basal ganglia and cerebellar connexions despite effective lowering of lithium levels by haemodialysis. Data obtained during dialysis treatment show prolonged haemodialysis to be the treatment of choice. If facilities for haemodialysis...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5893.673-a