Vol. 38 (6) 2017 Neuro endocrinology letters

Severe chronic lithium intoxication in patient treated for bipolar disorder.

OBJECTIVE: Lithium has been long used in psychiatry as an adjuvant treatment for bipolar disorder. Chronic lithium intoxication is very rare. DESIGN: We present the case of a 72-year-old female, treated with lithium for more than 10 years for bipolar disorder, who was admitted for gait impairment with weakness of limbs, myoc.....