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Lithium intoxication secondary to unrecognized pontine haemorrhage
Author(s) -
NovakGrubic V.,
Tavcar R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2001.00246.x
Subject(s) - concomitant , lithium (medication) , medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , anesthesia , emergency medicine , surgery , psychiatry
Lithium prophylaxis carries a substantial risk of medical complications, especially in the case of concomitant medical conditions. We describe a patient with unrecognized cerebrovascular haemorrhage, admitted to hospital due to lithium intoxication.